Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. A coenzyme composed of ribosylnicotinamide 5'-phosphate (NMN) coupled by pyrophosphate linkage to the 5'-phosphate adenosine 2',5'-bisphosphate. It serves as an electron carrier in a number of reactions, being alternately oxidized (NADP+) and reduced (NADPH). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Also Known As:
NADPH; Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate; Dinucleotide Phosphate, Nicotinamide-Adenine; Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate; Nucleotide, Triphosphopyridine; Phosphate, Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide; Coenzyme II; Triphosphopyridine Nucleotide; Adenosine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), 2'-(dihydrogen phosphate), P'-5'-ester with 3-(aminocarbonyl)-1-beta-D-ribofuranosylpyridinium, inner salt