Term Name: electron transfer activity
Synonyms: 2Fe-2S electron transfer carrier, 3Fe-4S/4Fe-4S electron transfer carrier, adrenodoxin-type ferredoxin, amicyanin, azurin, bacterial-type ferredoxin, chloroplast-type ferredoxin, copper electron carrier, dicluster bacterial-type ferredoxin, electron acceptor activity, electron carrier, electron carrier, chlorophyll electron transport system, electron donor activity, electron transfer flavoprotein, electron transfer flavoprotein, group I, electron transfer flavoprotein, group II, electron transporter activity, high-potential iron-sulfur carrier, iron-sulfur electron transfer carrier, monocluster bacterial-type ferredoxin, mononuclear iron electron carrier, polyferredoxin, redox-active disulfide bond electron carrier, rubredoxin, small blue copper electron carrier, thioredoxin-like 2Fe-2S ferredoxin
Definition: A molecular function representing the directed movement of electrons from one molecular entity to another, typically mediated by electron carriers or acceptors, resulting in the transfer of energy and/or the reduction-oxidation (redox) transformation of chemical species. This activity is fundamental to various biological processes, including cellular respiration and photosynthesis, as well as numerous enzymatic reactions involved in metabolic pathways.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0009055]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: molecular_function
has subtype: cytochrome bo3 ubiquinol oxidase activity cytochrome-c oxidase activity electron transporter, transferring electrons from cytochrome b6/f complex of photosystem II activity electron transporter, transferring electrons within cytochrome b6/f complex of photosystem II activity electron transporter, transferring electrons within the cyclic electron transport pathway of photosynthesis activity electron transporter, transferring electrons within the noncyclic electron transport pathway of photosynthesis activity electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase activity NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) activity plastoquinol--plastocyanin reductase activity ubiquinol-cytochrome-c reductase activity