How is the function of NAD is similar to that of NADP?

Answer 1

NADP is part of the Light Independant reaction (Calvin Cycle) of photosynthesis. The NADP combines with a Hydrogen Ion to create NADPH.
When the NADP is turned into NADPH it basically is just an energy carrier to turn CO2 into Carbon based sugar molecules.

Answer 2

They both are types of organic molecules and both accept molecules during redox reactions,(shorthand for reduction-oxidation reaction).A redox reaction describes all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation number changed.

Answer 3

NAD is a cofactor- participating in many of the body's biochemical redox reactions. The key to answering this question is the acronym OILRIG; oxidation is loss, reduction is gain. NAD+ is the oxidised form of NAD- it has lost electrons, thus it is cationic. However, NADH is the reduced form of NAD; it has accepted electrons in the form of a H- species. The loss and gain of this H is pivotal in many aspects of metabolism, especially in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

Answer 4

NAD is an electron/H carrier in respiration and NADP is an electron/H carrier in photosynthesis.

Answer 5

phosphate