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"Electron carrier"
Keywords:
acceptor
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donate
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donor
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molecule
,
heme
Related Terms:
Lewis acid
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Lewis base
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Electrophile
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Nucleophile
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Electron transport chain
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Complex
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Cytochrome
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Electron transport
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Electron donor
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Respiratory chain
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Lewis structure
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Covalent compound
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Nonpolar covalent bond
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Electron acceptor
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Polar covalent bond
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Ligand
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Radical
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Hydrogen bond
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Molecular electronics
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Oxidative phosphorylation
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Free radical
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Valence electron
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Polar molecule
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Conjugate base
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Conjugate acid
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Nonpolar molecule
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Molecular geometry
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Free electron
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Nonpolar
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Molecules
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Valence electrons
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Oxidation-reduction reaction
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Hydrogen bonding
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Phosphorylation
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Chemical bond
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Ionophore
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Complexation
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Electron configuration
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Phosphate group
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Covalent bond
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Lone pair
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Steric hindrance
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Peroxisome
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Electronegativity
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Polar bond
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Condensation reaction
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Ion channels
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Coordination compound
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Isoelectric point
Any molecule or atom that accepts electrons from donor molecules and transfers them to acceptor molecules. Most are prosthetic groups (e.g., heme, copper, iron-sulfur clusters) associated with membrane-bound proteins.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In a chain of chemical reactions, molecules that accept electrons from an electron donor and pass these to an electron acceptor.
earthguide.ucsd.edu
Molecule such as cytochrome c that transfers an electron from a donor molecule to an acceptor molecule.
jpk.com
A protein or other organic molecule that can either accept or donate electrons in oxidation–reduction reactions.
els.net
A molecule that can accept electrons from and donate electrons to various enzymes.
stanford.edu
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