Complex I, also known as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, is the first enzyme complex in the electron transport chain of cellular respiration, responsible for transferring electrons from NADH to ubiquinone (coenzyme Q). This transfer is coupled with the pumping of protons from the mitochondrial matrix into the intermembrane space, contributing to the proton gradient essential for ATP synthesis during oxidative phosphorylation.
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