| id | GO:0006127 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | glycerophosphate shuttle |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The process of transferring reducing equivalents from the cytosol into the mitochondria; NADH is used to synthesise glycerol 3-phosphate in the cytosol; this compound is then transported into the mitochondria where it is converted to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) using FAD; DHAP then returns to the cytosol to complete the cycle." [GOC:jl, GOC:mtg_electron_transport, ISBN:071672009] |
| subset | gosubset_prok |
| is_a | GO:0006839 ! mitochondrial transport |
| relationship | part_of GO:0022904 ! respiratory electron transport chain |