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. 2015 Sep 16;282(22):4357–4375. doi: 10.1111/febs.13501

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

The reductive half‐reaction of CPR. NADPH binds to oxidized CPR, and a hydride anion is transferred from the reducing nicotinamide coenzyme NADPH to FAD. After FAD hydroquinone formation, electrons are ‘equilibrated’ across the FAD and FMN cofactors to form a quasi‐equilibrium state (‘QE’). With excess NADPH, further reduction occurs, leading to formation of an enzyme species that contains FAD and FMN hydroquinone forms.