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Definition of NADP
: a coenzyme C21H28N7O17P3 of numerous dehydrogenases (such as that acting on glucose-6-phosphate) that occurs especially in red blood cells and plays a role in intermediary metabolism similar to NAD but acting often on different metabolites
— called also nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, TPN, triphosphopyridine nucleotide
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NADP
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Medical Definition of NADP
: a coenzyme C21H28N7O17P3 of numerous dehydrogenases (as that acting on glucose-6-phosphate) that occurs especially in red blood cells and plays a role in intermediary metabolism similar to NAD but acting often on different metabolites
— called also nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, TPN, triphosphopyridine nucleotide
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The first known use of NADP was in 1960
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