Figure 9.2
-Refer to Figure 9.2.Which reactant molecule becomes reduced in the following chemical reaction? Glyceraldehyde phosphate + NAD⁺ → diphosphoglycerate + NADH + H⁺
A)glyceraldehyde phosphate
B)the electrons
C)NAD⁺
D)phosphate

Question

Figure 9.2 
-Refer to Figure 9.2.Which reactant molecule becomes reduced in the following chemical reaction? Glyceraldehyde phosphate + NAD⁺ → diphosphoglycerate + NADH + H⁺
A)glyceraldehyde phosphate 
B)the electrons 
C)NAD⁺ 
D)phosphate

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

NAD⁺ becomes reduced to NADH by gaining electrons (and a proton) during the reaction.

Figure 9.2 -Refer to Figure 9.2.Which Reactant Molecule Becomes Reduced in the Reduced