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Investigate the structure and properties of the hydrogen carriers NAD and FAD. Produce a report on your findings, playing particular attention to the importance of these hydrogen carriers in the reduction and oxidation reactions of cellular respiration.
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Biochemistry Assignment 7 Task 2) - Investigate the structure and properties of the hydrogen carriers NAD and FAD. Produce a report on your findings, playing particular attention to the importance of these hydrogen carriers in the reduction and oxidation reactions of cellular respiration. NAD and FAD are hydrogen carriers that are present in the cell, when they pick up Hydrogen they change their structure and are shown as NADH2 or FADH2, respectively. They collect the electrons from the electron donors in glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation and the krebs cycle then transport them to the electron transport chain. They are known collectively as reduced co-enzymes once they have gained the electrons from the hydrogen, but before they pick-up the hydrogen they are known as co-enzymes. Co-enzymes work in a similar way to enzymes, catalysing reactions, but unlike enzymes, they are not made of protein. NAD stands for Nicotinamide Adenine Di-nucleotide, the structure of which is shown...
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