pelkistintä

Pelkistintä, also known as reducing agent, is a substance that reduces the oxidation state of another substance in a chemical reaction. This process is known as reduction. Pelkistintä itself gets oxidized in the process. Common examples of pelkistintä include metals like iron, zinc, and magnesium, as well as non-metals like hydrogen and carbon. In biological systems, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) acts as a pelkistintä in various metabolic pathways. The term "pelkistintä" is derived from the Finnish word "pelkistää," which means "to reduce." The concept of pelkistintä is fundamental in chemistry, particularly in redox (reduction-oxidation) reactions, which are essential in various fields such as electrochemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry.