Oxidation and Reduction

The LOSS of electrons

oxidation

the GAIN of electrons

reduction

The pairing of an oxidation and reduction reaction is called______ reactions

redox

Remove electrons from one substrate and add them to another

oxidoreductase

______ accept and donate the electrons as the enzymes do their work

coenzymes

NAD+ and FAD are

coenzymes

______ reactions always occur in pairs, with an electron donor and an electron acceptor

redox

The removal of hydrogens from a compound during a redox reaction is called

dehydrogenation

Cellular oxidations are considered _________ reactions because they involve the removal of _____ from a compound

dehydrogenation

hydrogens

The job of handling these protons and electrons falls to one or more ________- which function as short-term repositories for the electrons until they can be transferred

carriers (NAD and FAD)