Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The reduced form of NAD.

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  • noun biochemistry nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) carrying two electrons and bonded with a hydrogen (H) ion; the reduced form of NAD.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[NAD + H.]

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Examples

  • Anne Belli GesalmanREMEDIESClearing the Mental Fog A double espresso can add spring to your step when you're short on sleep, but a compound called NADH may do more to sharpen your mind.

    Periscope 2007

  • NADH, which is sold over the counter under the trade names ENADA and ENADAlert, is not a stimulant and has no apparent side effects.

    Periscope 2007

  • Glycolysis can run, but some of the reaction products especially a compound called NADH accumulate, and soon enough that reaction would get choked off, too.

    Evolution of alcohol synthesis - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • During this step, a molecule called NADH is also produced.

    FOXNews.com 2010

  • During this step, a molecule called NADH is also produced.

    FOXNews.com 2010

  • Because neonates have both an immature NADH-dependent methemoglobin reductase system and higher levels of fetal hemoglobin,11-12 they are more susceptible to the oxidative stresses which can be seen with phenazopyridine.

    Phenazopyridine 2010

  • The region includes genes encoding a CoA-dependent methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (dntE), a putative NADH-dependent dehydrogenase (ORF13), and a bifunctional isomerase/hydrolase (dntG).

    Casey Luskin on Kitzmiller & Information 2010

  • Irradiation of melanin for 20 min increased the velocity of the NADH/ferricyanide coupled reaction 3-fold in comparison to that measured for non-irradiated melanin, while 40 min irradiation had an even larger effect, causing a 4-fold increase in velocity (Table 1).

    Chernobyl Fungus Feeds On Radiation 2008

  • Most of my work has centred around the cytochrome bc1 complex, but I've looked at NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase too.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • In addition, the respiratory cycle converts NADH and FADH2 into reactants that the Krebs cycle requires to function.

    Krebs cycle 2009

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