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The product of succinate dehydrogenase is ubiquinol not reduced flavin
Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) produces reduced flavin (FADH2) as a product
This misconception is so widespread, even the exam boards get it wrong. Page 41 of the Edexcel GCE specification for A-level biology (2008 onwards) states that students should be able to…
Describe the role of the Krebs cycle in the complete oxidation of glucose and formation of carbon dioxide (CO2), ATP, reduced NAD and reduced FAD (names of other compounds are not required) and that respiration is a many-stepped process with each step controlled and catalysed by a specific intracellular enzyme. [my emphasis]
