NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate mean? 

• NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE (noun)
  The noun NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE has 1 sense:

1. a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes

  Familiarity information: NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE (noun)

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Meaning:

A coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

NADP; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

Hypernyms ("nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate" is a kind of...):

coenzyme (a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes)