Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A coenzyme, C21H28N7O17P3, occurring in most living cells and utilized similarly to NAD but interacting with different metabolites.
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- initialism biochemistry
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
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- noun a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If I recall, the oxygen component from photosynthesis comes from the splitting of H20 into O2 and 2 hydrogen atoms which are used to charge up NADP to 2NADPH and ADP to ATP as the plant's power sources required to reduce CO2 into sugars.
Will Bio Fuels Power Martian Colonies Instead Of Solar? | Universe Today 2010
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He worked on production of Adenosine tri phosphate (ATP), the multifunctional nucleotide involved in intracellular energy transfer, from Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), and Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) which plays key role as a carrier of electron and participate in redox reaction.
Prof. Arthur Kornberg, Nobel laureate, died on Sunday, October 26, 2007 2007
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The energy used in macromolecule production comes from the other more spontaneous reactions occurring in the body that produce ATP, NADP, etc.
Thermodynamics and weight loss | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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NADPH/NADP+ gradient (500: 1) and the excess of NADPH with respect to E1 in vivo, as well as the thermodynamically favoured NADPH oxidation
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthias Negri et al. 2010
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Although at this stage the steroid should be E2, we considered for step 4 the simulations C1-C3, where E1 and NADPH were used instead of E2 and NADP
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthias Negri et al. 2010
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Electrons have been carried by compounds such as NAD+, FADH, and NADP.
WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria 2010
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Electrons have been carried by compounds such as NAD+, FADH, and NADP.
WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria 2010
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NADP+ are rendered as sticks, whereas the enzyme as cartoons.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthias Negri et al. 2010
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Electrons have been carried by compounds such as NAD+, FADH, and NADP.
WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria 2010
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MJ, Schlegel BP, Jez JM, Penning TM, Lewis M (1996) Structure of 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid/dihydrodiol dehydrogenase complexed with NADP
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthias Negri et al. 2010
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