NADP

n.
A coenzyme, C₂₁H₂₈N₇O₁₇P₃, occurring in most living cells and utilized similarly to NAD but interacting with different metabolites.

[From n(icotinamide) a(denine) d(inucleotide) p(hosphate), one of its chemical names.]

(ĕn-ā'dē-pē')
n.

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; a coenzyme occurring in most living cells and utilized similarly to NAD but interacting with different metabolites.

Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate.

• NADP diaphorase — an enzyme system in the erythrocyte involved in the efficient transport of oxygen.
• NADP-linked malic enzyme — see malic enzyme.