NADH

Biochemistry.

1. an abbreviation for the reduced form of NAD in electron transport reactions.

NADH

noun

1. biochem the chemically reduced form of NAD

NADH

/ ĕn′ā-dē-āch′ /

1. The reduced form of NAD. NADH has one more electron than NAD.

Word History and Origins

Origin of NADH¹

NAD + H, for hydrogen

Example Sentences

Increases in NADH, acetyl-CoA and ATP pools by deleting competing pathways and stripping the butanol from the reactor as it is produced have produced 30 g l of butanol in fermenters.

From Nature

One important set of enzymes—NADH oxidases—used, on average, only a third as much oxygen in autistic children as they did in non-autists, and eight of the autistic children had significantly lower NADH-oxidase activity than is normal.

From Economist

Previous work has shown that CtBP senses the amount of energy in a cell by binding to a small molecule called NADH.

From Economist

A low NAD+/NADH ratio, according to Dr Gardner’s work, has a similar effect to a mutation.

From Economist