A substance that accepts electrons during an oxidation-reduction reaction. Examples for bacteria are oxygen (aerobes), nitrate (nitrate reducing bacteria), and sulfate (sulfate reducers).
A substance that accepts electrons during an oxidation-reduction reaction. An electron acceptor is an oxidant.
Atom or molecule that takes up electrons readily, thereby gaining an electron and becoming reduced.
a compound that receives or accepts an electron during cellular respiration
Compound that receives electrons (and therefore is reduced) in the energy-producing oxidation-reduction reactions that are essential for the growth of microorganisms and bioremediation. Common electron acceptors in bioremediation are oxygen, nitrate, sulfate, and iron.
Small inorganic or organic compound that is reduced to complete an electron transport chain. Compound that is reduced in a metabolic redox reaction.
A molecule that forms part of the electron transport system that transfers electrons ejected by chlorophyll during photosynthesis. Part of the energy carried by the electrons is transferred to ATP, part is transferred to NADPH, and part is lost in the transfer system.
any molecule (mostly inorganic, ionic species such as nitrate, sulfate, iron(III)) that is used by microorganisms to "accept" access electrons from the oxidation of an electron donor (often an organic molecule). In this process, energy is derived by the microorganism.
A chemical entity that accepts electrons transferred to it from another compound. It is an oxidizing agent that, by virtue of its accepting electrons, is itself reduced in the process. See also terminal electron acceptor and oxidation-reduction.
An electron acceptor is a chemical entity that accepts electrons transferred to it from another compound. It is an oxidizing agent that, by virtue of its accepting electrons, is itself reduced in the process.