A characteristic of the glycerophosphate shuttle is:

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The glycerophosphate shuttle shuttles "NADH electron equivalents" across the mitochondrial membrane to yield 1.5 ATP/NADH. This shuttle involves the enzyme glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, which oxidizes cytoplasmic NADH to NAD+ while reducing the electron carrier glycerophosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate. The electrons from dihydroxyacetone phosphate are then transferred to FAD in the inner mitochondrial membrane, which can then transfer electrons to the electron transport chain. This process results in the production of 1.5 ATP per cytoplasmic NADH molecule.

A Characteristic of the Glycerophosphate Shuttle Is