FAD is a stronger oxidant than NAD+; FAD has a higher standard reduction potential than NAD+. Yet

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FAD is a stronger oxidant than NAD+; FAD has a higher standard reduction potential than NAD+. Yet in the last reaction of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (Chapter 13), FADH2 bound to the E3 subunit is oxidized by NAD+. Explain this apparent paradox.
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Biochemistry Concepts and Connections

ISBN: 978-0321839923

1st edition

Authors: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews

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