NAD
noun
ˌen-(ˌ)ā-ˈdē 
: a coenzyme C21H27N7O14P2 of numerous dehydrogenases that occurs in most cells and plays an important role in all phases of intermediary metabolism as an oxidizing agent or when in the reduced form as a reducing agent for various metabolites
called also nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, diphosphopyridine nucleotide, DPN
Word History
Etymology
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
First Known Use
circa 1962, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
NAD 1 of 2
noun
ˌen-ˌā-ˈdē
: a coenzyme C21H27N7O14P2 of numerous dehydrogenases that occurs in most cells and plays an important role in all phases of intermediary metabolism as an oxidizing agent or when in the reduced form as a reducing agent for various metabolites
called also diphosphopyridine nucleotide, DPN, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NAD
2 of 2abbreviation
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