Answer to Question #214298 in Cell Biology for Moe

Question

1.6) Distinguish between substrate-level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation.

Answer 1

Substrate Level Phosphorylation is straight phosphorylation of Adenosine Di-Phosphate (ADP) with a phosphate cluster by consuming the energy attained from combined reactions, while, Oxidative Phosphorylation is the making of Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP) from the oxidized.