What is #FADH_2# and what does it do?

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Jonathan
Jul 9, 2015

Accepts electrons to transfer to the electron transport chain

Explanation:

NAD and FADH act as electron acceptors in the metabolic break down of glucose. Specifically, in the citric acid cycle, or the Krebs Cycle, these reduced molecules transport potential energy to the inner mitochondrial membrane for the ETC to use to split oxygen and power H+ protons for the ATP-synthase to use to produce ATP.

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