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NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting)

NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) rather than just read about it. In short: NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) (EC 7.2.1.1) is an enzyme with systematic name NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Na+-translocating). In bacteria, three different types of respiratory NADH:quinone oxidoreductases (NQr) have been described: the electrogenic complex I, also called NDH I in bacteria, the non-electrogenic NADH:quinone oxidoreductases (NDH II), and the Na+-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreduct…

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Reference excerpt

NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) (EC 7.2.1.1) is an enzyme with systematic name NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Na+-translocating). In bacteria, three different types of respiratory NADH:quinone oxidoreductases (NQr) have been described: the electrogenic complex I, also called NDH I in bacteria, the non-electrogenic NADH:quinone oxidoreductases (NDH II), and the Na+-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductases Na+-NQr. The common function of these transmembrane enzymes in respiration is to oxidize NADH using ubiquinone (Q) as electron acceptor. The net reaction thus yields ubiquinol (QH2), the reducing substrate of enzyme complexes further along the respiratory chain, and NAD+, which is used as oxidizing agent in numerous cellular processes.

NADH + H+ + ubiquinone + n Na+in → NAD+ + ubiquinol + n Na+out The enzyme is iron-sulfur flavoprotein.

References

External links NADH:ubiquinone+reductase+(Na+-transporting) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting)

In research: NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: NADH:ubiquinone reductase (Na+-transporting) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics NADH-dependent enzymes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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