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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an electron acceptor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific contexts, particularly in chemistry and biology, to refer to a substance that receives electrons during a chemical reaction.
Example: "In cellular respiration, oxygen acts as an electron acceptor, allowing the process to continue efficiently."
Alternatives: "an electron receiver" or "a reductant".
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Peroxidase catalyzed oxidation of lipids using hydrogen peroxide as an electron acceptor.
Meanwhile, Ph2I+PF6− could serve as an electron acceptor.
This means that G. sulfurreducens was able to use an electron acceptor that was not present in the fresh medium.
NAD molecules that can serve in their reduced form, NADH, as an electron donor and in their oxidized form, NAD+, as an electron acceptor in biochemical reactions.
This constitutes an electron acceptor.
With little or no oxygen, microorganisms use nitrate as an electron acceptor to oxidise organic carbon.
It is clear that attachment of an electron acceptor decreases the predicted value.
To accomplish this process, electrons are transferred from the organic C substrate to an electron acceptor.
The PEDOT PSS sensor acts as an electron acceptor for NH3 detection.
Cu is an electron donor atom, while Pd is an electron acceptor.
However, after the introduction of CdS, CdS also works as an electron acceptor.
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