- nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
- nouna coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes• Syn: ↑NADP• Hypernyms: ↑coenzyme
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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate,= triphosphopyridine nucleotide. (Cf. ↑triphosphopyridine nucleotide) Abbr: NADP (no periods).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.