hydrogen donor


hy·dro·gen do·nor

a metabolite from which hydrogen is removed (by a dehydrogenase system) and transferred by a hydrogen carrier to another metabolite, which is thus reduced.

hy·dro·gen do·nor

(hī'drō-jen dō'nŏr) A metabolite from which hydrogen is removed (by a dehydrogenase system) and transferred by a hydrogen carrier to another metabolite, which is thus reduced.

hydrogen donor

In oxidation-reduction reactions, a substance that gives up hydrogen atoms to another substance, the acceptor. See: hydrogen acceptorSee also: donor