reducing agent any substance capable of removing
oxygen from a
molecule or of adding hydrogen, that is, it is capable of contributing electrons to a process.
renalPertaining to the
kidneys.
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Circulatory Systems ...
Full article >>>NADP is the
reducing agentproduced by the
light reactions of
photosynthesis consumed in the Calvin cycle of
photosynthesis and
used in many other anabolic reactions in both
plants and
animals.
Full article >>>Oxidizing and
Reducing agents
Substances that have the ability to oxidize other substances are said to be oxidative and are known as oxidizing agents/oxidants or oxidizers. Put in another way, the oxidant removes electrons from the substance.
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NADPH is the main
reducing agent in
chloroplasts, providing a source of energetic electrons to other reactions. Its production leaves
chlorophyll with a deficit of electrons (oxidized), which must be obtained from some other
reducing agent.
Full article >>>The electromotive force exhibited at an electrode by 1 M concentrations of a
reducing agent and its oxidized form at 25 oC and pH 7.0; a measure of the relative tendency of the
reducing agent to lose electrons.
Full article >>>This is also called "
melting"
DNA. With respect to
proteins, refers to the disruption of tertiary and
secondary structure, often achieved by heat, detergents, chaotropes, and sulfhydryl-
reducing agents.
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