BIOC13H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Solvation, Adenosine Triphosphate, Energy Carrier

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14 Feb 2017
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Nad+ is the oxidized form and nadh is the reduced form. Proton with 2 electrons is called a hydride ion. Any enzyme that carries this reaction is called a dehydrogenase. Cytochromes are proteins that have a heme group embedded in them, the heme group contains an iron ion in the center, that is what undergoes oxidation and reduction. Iron ion has a very positive reduction potential which means they have a high affinity for reduction. Cytochrome has a very low reduction potential. The affinity that any compound has for electrons can be altered by the environment that the heme and protein create around it. Charges that exist in the environment can also affect affinity. Cells have membrane potentials, usually positive charge on the outside and negative in the inside. Oxygen has the highest reduction potential, if we move electrons from any compounds to oxygen there will be a lot of free energy.

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