electron-acceptor molecule

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• Electron transport chain — The electron transport chain in the mitochondrion is the site of oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes. The NADH and succinate generated in the citric acid cycle are oxidized, providing energy to power ATP synthase …   Wikipedia

• electron affinity — Physics, Chem. the quantitative measure, usually given in electron volts, of the tendency of an atom or molecule to capture an electron and to form a negative ion. * * * ▪ physics       in chemistry, the amount of energy liberated when an… …   Universalium

• Electron transfer — (ET) is the process by which an electron moves from one atom or molecule to another atom or molecule. ET is a mechanistic description of the thermodynamic concept of redox, wherein the oxidation states of both reaction partners change. Numerous… …   Wikipedia

• acceptor — n. 1 Commerce a person who accepts a bill. 2 Physics an atom or molecule able to receive an extra electron, esp. an impurity in a semiconductor. 3 Chem. a molecule or ion etc. to which electrons are donated in the formation of a bond. 4 Electr. a …   Useful english dictionary

• acceptor — noun Date: 14th century 1. accepter 1 2. one that accepts an order or a bill of exchange 3. an atom, molecule, or subatomic particle capable of receiving another entity (as an electron) especially to form a compound compare …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• electron carrier — noun Any of several classes of molecule that acts as both an acceptor and donator of electrons and functions in an energy producing system such as photosynthesis …   Wiktionary

• acceptor — 1. A compound that will take up a chemical group ( e.g., an amine group, a methyl group, a carbamoyl group) from another compound (the donor); under the …   Medical dictionary

• Single molecule electronics — is a branch of molecular electronics that uses single molecules as electronic components. Because single molecules constitute the smallest stable structures imaginable this miniaturization is the ultimate goal for shrinking electrical circuits.… …   Wikipedia

• Photoinduced electron transfer — is an electron transfer which occurs when certain photoactive materials interact with light. [Highlights of the spectroscopy, photochemistry and electrochemistry of [M(CO)4(α diimine)] complexes, M=Cr, Mo, W Antonín Vlcek Coord. Chem. Rev. 230… …   Wikipedia

• Dexter electron transfer — is a quenching mechanism in which an excited electron state transfers from one molecule (the donor) to a second (the acceptor). This requires a wavefunction overlap between the donor and acceptor, so can only occur at short distances; typically… …   Wikipedia

• photosynthesis — photosynthetic /foh teuh sin thet ik/, adj. photosynthetically, adv. /foh teuh sin theuh sis/, n. Biol., Biochem. (esp. in plants) the synthesis of complex organic materials, esp. carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts,… …   Universalium