NADH

American  

Biochemistry.

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

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NADH British  

noun

1. biochem the chemically reduced form of NAD

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NADH Scientific  

/ ĕn′ā-dē-āch′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of NADH

NAD + H, for hydrogen

Example Sentences

Pyruvate dehydrogenase oxidizes hydroxyethyl group to an acetyl group, producing NADH.

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For example, the group of Archaea called methanogens reduces carbon dioxide to methane to oxidize NADH.

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Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase oxidizes a hydroxyethyl group to an acetyl group, producing NADH.

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The second part of glycolysis extracts energy from the molecules and stores it in the form of ATP and NADH, the reduced form of NAD+.

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The molecules most commonly used in this capacity are the nucleotides ATP, ADP, AMP, NAD+, and NADH.

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