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Oxidation-reduction

oxidation-reduction

A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs.


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Converting to energy source- glycolysis etc..

So here is what i know so far glycolysis --> pyruvate oxidation --> citric acid cycle --> electron transport chain --> produces a total of 32 ATP So here is what i am confused about. For plants, they go through photophosphorylation instead ...

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by xbri
Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:06 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Converting to energy source- glycolysis etc..
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aerobic and anaerobic glucose degeneration in a cell

... the breakdown of glucose in a cell due to glycolysis I think you may have more luck finding information on such things =) aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of glucose in a cell is referred to as glycolysis and is a method of energy production for nearly all organisms. Aerobic refers to glycolysis ...

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by Jesse2504
Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:43 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: aerobic and anaerobic glucose degeneration in a cell
Replies: 2
Views: 266

Optical density Q

... adult patient admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack. The assay was carried out in the direction: Pyruvate + NADH  lactate + NAD+ The oxidation of NADH was observed spectrophotometrically at 340nm in a 1cm cuvette. Patient plasma samples were prepared by adding 0.3ml of plasma to 2ml ...

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by monkey07
Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:34 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Optical density Q
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Views: 409

Re: Any other explanations other than Mutation?

... very small percentage of large animals get fossilized because to fossilize something it has to be separated from the atmosphere so as to eliminate oxidation and other weathering; landslides, ashes from volcanoes are good fossilizing events. An organism with an disadvantageous trait will die and ...

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by futurezoologist
Sun May 31, 2009 1:42 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any other explanations other than Mutation?
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Views: 1738

What is the role of oxygen in mitochondria?

In the process there, O2 as I remember becomes an electron-acceptor and so to complete the entire oxidation process but of course only for the aerobic organisms.

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by mcar
Tue May 12, 2009 3:50 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: What is the role of oxygen in mitochondria?
Replies: 4
Views: 444
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