FAD and NAD are both involved in oxidation-reduction reactions. These co-enzyme reactions occur only in the citric acid cycle to transfer reduction equivalents to the electron transport chain for ATP synthesis are similar so one co-enzyme can substitute for the other if dietary shortages occur occur throughout multiple enzyme systems in the body are coupled so reduction equivalents are transferred from FAD to NAD before ATP is synthesized
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Step 1: Define the coenzymes — NAD+ and FAD are electron carriers used in oxidation-reduction reactions: NAD+ accepts a hydride (2 e- + 1 H+) to form NADH; FAD accepts 2 e- and 2 H+ to form FADH2 and is often a tightly bound prosthetic group on enzymes. Show more…
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FAD + 2e- + 2H+ -> FADH2 NAD+ + 2e- + H+ -> NADH oxidation electrons coenzymes glycolysis reduction cellular respiration high electron transport chain hydrogen ions photosynthesis low Both equations above are examples of ________ reactions because ________ are accepted. In this case, both FAD and NAD+ are ________. When these reactions occur within the cell, the ________ energy electrons added to the ________ are supplied to the ________. Both of these reactions are part of a larger set of individual metabolic reactions that make up the process of ________.
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Choose the false statement: Enzymes that catalyze the removal and transfer of electrons or hydrogen between two different sets of metabolic reactions require coenzymes like NAD or FADH. NADH, a coenzyme in its reduced form, is responsible for shuttling of electrons from glycolysis and Kreb's cycle to the electron transport chain; there, it is oxidized. Oxidized coenzymes have more energy than reduced coenzymes; they carry energy which will be converted into potential energy and, in turn, be used by the electron transport system to generate ATP.
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The nicotinamide coenzymes (see Fig. $13-24$ ) can undergo reversible oxidation-reduction reactions with specific substrates in the presence of the appropriate dehydrogenase. In these reactions, NADH + $\mathrm{H}^{+}$ serves as the hydrogen source, as described in Problem $3 .$ Whenever the coenzyme is oxidized, a substrate must be simultaneously reduced: (FIGURES CAN'T COPY) For each of the reactions in (a) through (f) shown below, determine whether the substrate has been oxidized or reduced or is unchanged in oxidation state (see Problem 3 ). If a redox change has occurred, balance the reaction with the necessary amount of $\mathrm{NAD}^{+}, \mathrm{NADH}$, $\mathrm{H}^{+},$ and $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} .$ The objective is to recognize when a redox coenzyme is necessary in a metabolic reaction.
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