ATP synthase is the protein complex that
A) transfers electrons to oxygen in the final step of the respiratory chain.
B) rotates when ATP is hydrolyzed in the mitochondrial matrix.
C) captures the potential energy of the proton gradient in the intermembrane space as the chemical energy in phosphate bonds of ATP.
D) transfers electrons from the inner mitochondrial space to the mitochondrial matrix.
E) creates a proton-motive force when glucose is oxidized.
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