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Oxidation And reduction

Oxidation and reduction

Paired chemical changes in which electrons move from one molecule to another.

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In a redox reaction, one molecule gives up electrons and another accepts them. Cells use these transfers to move energy and to change molecules.

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textbookCatalysis and the Use of Energy by CellsMolecular Biology of the Cell · NCBI Bookshelf textbookMolecular Biology of the Cell: glycolysis (NBK26882)Alberts et al. · NCBI Bookshelf
Research Claims

Biological redox reactions are enzyme-catalyzed and governed by substrate/cofactor potentials, compartmental redox state, and reaction coupling. NADH and NADPH pools are regulated for distinct, though interacting, metabolic roles.