NADH

American  

Biochemistry.

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

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NADH British  

noun

1. biochem the chemically reduced form of NAD

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NADH Scientific  

/ ĕn′ā-dē-āch′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of NADH

NAD + H, for hydrogen

Example Sentences

The second part of glycolysis extracts energy from the molecules and stores it in the form of ATP and NADH, the reduced form of NAD+.

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This step is also regulated by negative feedback from ATP and NADH, and a positive effect of ADP.

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The oxidized form of methylene blue is reduced by NADH, and its reduced form is oxidized by O2.

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Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase oxidizes a hydroxyethyl group to an acetyl group, producing NADH.

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Unlike NADH, this carrier remains attached to the enzyme and transfers the electrons to the electron transport chain directly.

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