Hydrogen carrier

Hydrogen carrier

A hydrogen carrier is an organic macromolecule that transports atoms of hydrogen from one place to another inside a cell or from cell to cell for use in various metabolical processes. An example is NADPH in photosynthesis.

ee also

* Electron carrier
* Light reactions
* Photosynthesis
* Cellular respiration


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