The fermentation of certain compounds yields insufficient energy to synthesize ATP by substrate- level phosphorylation, yet energy conservation leading to ATP synthesis still occurs.

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This process is known as respiration or oxidative phosphorylation, which occurs in the electron transport chain of cellular respiration. The electron transport chain generates a proton gradient that is used to drive ATP synthesis through chemiosmosis, even if the initial substrate-level phosphorylation reactions do not yield enough ATP.

The Fermentation of Certain Compounds Yields Insufficient Energy to Synthesize