  Herein (the first part of my work), I debunk the long-standing hypotheses
that explain mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Simple calculations point
out that mitochondria are highly proton-deficient microcosms and therefore,
elaborate proton pump machinery are not tenable. Further, other elements like
the elaborate electron transport chain, chemiosmosis, rotary ATP synthesis,
etc. are also critically evaluated to point out that such complicated systems
are non-viable. The communication necessitates a new explanatory paradigm for
cellular respiration. In the second part of my work, I have put forward a
viable alternative explanatory paradigm for mitochondrial oxidative
phosphorylation.
