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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate: a coenzyme, C 2 1 H 2 8 N 7 O 1 7 P 3 , similar in function to NAD in many oxidation-reduction reactions.
noun
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Former name: TPN.
biochem nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; a coenzyme with functions similar to those of NAD
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NADP
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/ ĕn-ā′dē-pē′ /
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Short for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. A coenzyme that occurs in many living cells and functions as an electron acceptor like NAD but reacts with different metabolites. NADP is similar in structure to NAD but has an extra phosphate group. Chemical formula: C 21 H 28 N 7 O 14 P 3 .
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Energy from the breakdown of glucose and other molecules in animals is released in the form of NADP, which transfers energy to other reactions.
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A second variation of NAD, NADP, contains an extra phosphate group.
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