AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

ENZYMES AND METABOLISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the function of NADP+?
A
It absorbs light
B
It is an electron carrier
C
It is a light-reflecting pigment
D
It acts as long-term energy storage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NADP is an electron carrier. It stands for Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate. NADP works with numerous enzymes to supply energy to the numerous processes in a cell. It accepts electrons and gets reduced to NADPH.

Detailed explanation-2: -A major role of NADP is its role as co-enzyme in cellular electron transfer reactions. Moreover, the cell spends a significant amount of energy to keep NADP in its reduced form, thereby maintaining a readily available pool of electrons to reduce oxidized compounds.

Detailed explanation-3: -NADH: High energy electron carrier used to transport electrons generated in Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle to the Electron Transport Chain. FADH2: High energy electron carrier used to transport electrons generated in Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle to the Electron Transport Chain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The light-dependent reactions use light energy to make two molecules needed for the next stage of photosynthesis: the energy storage molecule ATP and the reduced electron carrier NADPH. In plants, the light reactions take place in the thylakoid membranes of organelles called chloroplasts.

Detailed explanation-5: -In oxygenic photosynthesis, NADP+ acts as the final acceptor of the photosynthetic electron transport chain and receives electrons via the thylakoid membrane complex photosystem I (PSI) to synthesize NAPDH by the enzyme ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductase.

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