Oxidation-reduction/Related Articles

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Cellular respiration [r]: A series of metabolic processes by which living cells produce energy through the oxidation of organic substances. ^[e]
Citric acid cycle [r]: A series of enzyme-catalysed chemical reactions of central importance in all living cells that use oxygen as part of cellular respiration. ^[e]
Carbon dioxide [r]: Chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. ^[e]
Electron transport chain [r]: (ETC) A series of biochemical reactions that couple a chemical reaction between an electron donor and an electron acceptor to the transfer of protons across a membrane. ^[e]
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide [r]: (NAD⁺/NADH) A coenzyme found in cells that is involved in redox reactions, carrying electrons from one reaction to another; NAD⁺ is an oxidizing agent, accepting electrons, and becomes reduced to NADH. ^[e]
Photosystem II [r]: A multi-subunit protein pigment complex embedded in thylakoid membranes, mediating the initial light harvesting and electron transfer steps in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis in plants, algae and cyanobacteria. ^[e]
Photolysis [r]: Chemical process by which molecules are broken down through the absorption of light. ^[e]
Oxidoreductases [r]: A group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of electrons between molecules. ^[e]

Vitamin C [r]: Required by a few mammalian species, including humans and higher primates. It is water-soluble and is usually obtained by eating fruits and vegetables; associated with scurvy (hence its chemical name, ascorbic acid). ^[e]