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  • Electron Carriers in the Krebs Cycle: NAD+ & FAD Explained
    The main electron carriers in the Krebs cycle (also known as the citric acid cycle) are:

    * NAD+ (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide): It accepts two electrons and one proton (H+) to become NADH.

    * FAD (Flavin adenine dinucleotide): It accepts two electrons and two protons to become FADH2.

    Both NADH and FADH2 are important because they carry high-energy electrons to the electron transport chain, where they are used to generate ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the primary energy currency of the cell.

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