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NADP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes

Synonyms:

NADP; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("NADP" is a kind of...):

coenzyme (a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes alcohol dehydrogenase [NADP(+)] protein, is involved in the reduction of biogenic and xenobiotic aldehydes.

(AKR1A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)