Lecture 3 Flashcards

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NADH (reduced form)

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carries electrons and is a good electron donator

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NAD+ (O2 form)

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doesn’t carry electrons and is a good electron acceptor

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FADH2 (reduced form)

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carries electrons and is a good electron donator

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FAD (O2 form)

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doesn’t carry electrons and is a good electron acceptor

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Glucose uptake

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Facilitated by GLUT transporters. GLUT-1 present in all cells all the time, GLUT-4 in muscle and adipose tissue (insulin-sensitive) and GLUT-2 in liver and pancreas. Glucose can diffuse in/out of cells through receptors, however, once kinase used to form G6P, it is trapped.

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