diphosphopyridine nucleotide

noun

di·phos·pho·pyr·i·dine nucleotide (ˌ)dī-ˈfäs-fō-ˌpir-ə-ˌdēn-

: nad

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1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of diphosphopyridine nucleotide was in 1938

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diphosphopyridine nucleotide

noun

di·phos·pho·pyr·i·dine nucleotide -ˌpir-ə-ˌdēn-

: nad

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