nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Noun
Meaning
a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes
Source: WordNetSynonyms
NAD
folate
ubiquinone
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
diphosphopyridine nucleotide
DPN
codehydrogenase I
coenzyme I
nadide
Hypernyms
Examples
During the metabolism of alcohol via the respective dehydrogenases, NAD ( Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ) is converted into reduced NAD.
This reduced form of the coenzyme is then a substrate for any of the reductases in the cell that need to reduce their substrates. citation Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide exists in two related forms in the cell, NADH and NADPH.