role of electron carriers in cellular respiration
During cellular respiration, redox reactions basically transfer this bond energy in the form of electrons from glucose to molecules called electron carriers. So an electron carrier is basically a molecule that transports electrons during cellular respiration.By using electron carriers, energy harvested from glucose can be temporarily stored until the cell can convert the energy into ATP.AD is a second electron carrier used by a cell during cellular respiration. It stands for flavin adenine dinucleotide. Like NAD, FAD can temporarily store energy during cellular respiration via a reduction reaction.