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| General oxidation-reduction eqn: |
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Of this rxn: AH2 + B → A + BH2
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| AH2 is a reducing agent and becomes oxidized |
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Of this rxn: AH2 + B → A + BH2
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| B is an oxidizing agent and becomes reduced |
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| Oxidizing agents -- electrons |
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| Oxidizing agents accept electrons (2 vowels): |
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| Reducing agents -- electrons |
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| Reducing agents donate electrons (2 consonants): |
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| redox rxns must have # of substrates and # of products |
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| Must be two substrates and 2 products. |
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| redox rxns often releasee- |
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Oxidation of carbon
-- is completely reduced vs -- which is most oxidized |
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Methane is completely reduced.
CO2 is most oxidized. |
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| Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
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NAD:
What makes it a nucleotide?
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How many electrons does the oxidizing agent accept?
The reduced form= |
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| Phosphate group on 5’ C makes it a nucleotide. Oxidizing agent accepts 2 e-. The pyramine group accepts the e-. The reduced form is NADH and will be a 2e- donor. |
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| the 2' OH is esterified with phosphate |
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| organic compounds required in small amounts in the diet |
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| B2(riboflavin), niacin (B3), Pantothenic acid, C= ascorbic acid |
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| minerals are inorganic (C,P,Mg) |
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| Vit. C is a good -- agent |
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| where corn not treated with lime bc corn deficient in both niacin and tryptophan (precursor for niacin) |
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| 4 D symptoms of pellagra? |
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diarrhea
• dermatitis- big blotches
• dementia-
• death |
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| Riboflavin B2 improtant for -- nucleotides |
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| Flavin nucleotides (FAD, FADH2, FMN, FMNH2) |
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| vision, embryonic development, cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis |
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D: bone formation (not a "real" vitamin)
• E: reducing agent
• K: blood clotting |
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