NADPH

E850008

NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced form) is a key cellular coenzyme that donates electrons in biosynthetic reactions and antioxidant defense pathways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coenzyme
reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
chemicalFormula C21H30N7O17P3
differsFrom NADH by an extra phosphate group on the ribose of the adenosine moiety
donates electrons
hydride ion
hasCharge -3
hasComponent adenine
nicotinamide
phosphate group
pyrophosphate bridge
ribose
hasRedoxState reduced GENERATED
hasRole antioxidant system cofactor
biosynthetic cofactor
detoxification cofactor
reducing equivalent donor
isChemicallySimilarTo NADH NERFINISHED
isCofactorFor HMG-CoA reductase NERFINISHED
NADPH oxidase NERFINISHED
cytochrome P450 reductase NERFINISHED
fatty acid synthase NERFINISHED
glutathione reductase
nitric oxide synthase NERFINISHED
thioredoxin reductase NERFINISHED
isConjugateWith NADP+
isMoreAbundantIn cytosol
isProducedBy NADP+-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase
malic enzyme reaction
oxidative branch of pentose phosphate pathway
pentose phosphate pathway
photosystem I
isRequiredFor cholesterol synthesis
fatty acid chain elongation
maintenance of reduced glutathione
reactive oxygen species generation in immune cells
regeneration of ascorbate
participatesIn anabolic metabolism
antioxidant defense
cholesterol biosynthesis
cytochrome P450–dependent reactions
deoxyribonucleotide synthesis
fatty acid synthesis
glutathione reduction
nitric oxide synthesis
nucleotide biosynthesis
photosynthetic carbon fixation
respiratory burst in phagocytes
steroid hormone biosynthesis
thioredoxin reduction

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CYP3A4 requiresCofactor NADPH