NADH

Biochemistry.

1. an abbreviation for the reduced form of NAD in electron transport reactions.

NADH

noun

1. biochem the chemically reduced form of NAD

NADH

1. The reduced form of NAD. NADH has one more electron than NAD.

Word History and Origins

Origin of NADH¹

NAD + H, for hydrogen

Example Sentences

Increases in NADH, acetyl-CoA and ATP pools by deleting competing pathways and stripping the butanol from the reactor as it is produced have produced 30 g l of butanol in fermenters.

From Nature

One important set of enzymes—NADH oxidases—used, on average, only a third as much oxygen in autistic children as they did in non-autists, and eight of the autistic children had significantly lower NADH-oxidase activity than is normal.

From Economist

Previous work has shown that CtBP senses the amount of energy in a cell by binding to a small molecule called NADH.

From Economist

A low NAD+/NADH ratio, according to Dr Gardner’s work, has a similar effect to a mutation.

From Economist