Respiration with Prokaryotes

[Soccerdoc11]

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A Kaplan explanation says that prokaryotes lack mitochondria (obviously) and can only use glycolysis for ATP production. But I swear I have read before that they use the cell membrane for the same function as the inner mitochondrial membrane for the E-transport chain and the H+ gradient.. Can some1 clear this up for me - thanks!

 

[ThePandaFactor]

Kaplan is wrong, they can definitely use the TCA cycle. The cytoplasm would be like the matrix and the inner membrane is like the bacteria plasma membrane (endosymbiont things)

 

[Soccerdoc11]

o wow thanks - that is so deceiving good think I asked.

 

[coffeebythelake]

o wow thanks - that is so deceiving good think I asked.

that's why there are aerobic prokaryotes.