adenine

ad*e*nine

noun

{bc}a purine base C{inf}5{/inf}H{inf}5{/inf}N{inf}5{/inf} that codes hereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNA {dx}compare {dxt|cytosine||}, {dxt|guanine||}, {dxt|thymine||}, {dxt|uracil||}{/dx}

flavin adenine dinucleotide

noun

{bc}a coenzyme C{inf}27{/inf}H{inf}33{/inf}N{inf}9{/inf}O{inf}15{/inf}P{inf}2{/inf} of some flavoproteins

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

noun

{bc}{sx|nad||}

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

noun

{bc}{sx|nadp||}

NAD

noun

{bc}a coenzyme C{inf}21{/inf}H{inf}27{/inf}N{inf}7{/inf}O{inf}14{/inf}P{inf}2{/inf} of numerous dehydrogenases that occurs in most cells and plays an important role in all phases of intermediary metabolism as an oxidizing agent or when in the reduced form as a reducing agent for various metabolites

NADP

noun

{bc}a coenzyme C{inf}21{/inf}H{inf}28{/inf}N{inf}7{/inf}O{inf}17{/inf}P{inf}3{/inf} 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