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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant
Ubiquinone (Q) is reduced by four ways;
a. By the oxidation of NADH in complex I
b. Electrons from succinate pass through a flavoprotein with the cofactor FAD and several Fe-S
centers (in Complex II) on the way to Q
c. Glycerol 3-phosphate donates electrons to a flavoprotein (glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase)
on the outer face of the inner mitochondrial membrane, from which they pass to Q.
d. Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (the first enzyme of oxidation) transfers electrons to electron-
transferring flavoprotein (ETF), from which they pass to Q via ETF
