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NAD+ stands for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, the oxidized form of a coenzyme found in all living cells. The molecule consists of two nucleotides, adenine and nicotinamide ribose, joined through phosphate groups. Its chemical formula is C21H27N7O14P2, and the free acid has a molar mass near 663.43 grams per mole. In redox reactions, NAD+ accepts a hydride ion and becomes NADH. The pair NAD+ and NADH participates in hundreds of metabolic reactions, including steps in glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
In cells, NAD+ functions primarily as an electron carrier. Dehydrogenase enzymes in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle transfer hydride from substrates to NAD+, producing NADH. NADH then delivers electrons to the mitochondrial respiratory chain, supporting ATP synthesis. In fermentation, NADH is reoxidized to NAD+ so that glycolysis can continue. The balance between NAD+ and NADH helps set metabolic flux. Beyond redox, NAD+ serves as a substrate for enzymes that cleave it, including sirtuins, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases, and CD38. These reactions consume NAD+ and release nicotinamide and ADP-ribose products.
In redox reactions, NAD+ accepts a hydride ion, which consists of two electrons and one proton. The hydride adds to the nicotinamide ring at a specific carbon, converting NAD+ into NADH. Dehydrogenase enzymes use this step in glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and fatty acid oxidation. NADH later donates electrons to the mitochondrial electron transport chain, helping to drive ATP synthesis. The balance between NAD+ and NADH reflects the metabolic state of a cell, and shifts in that balance can alter how pathways operate.
Beyond electron transfer, NAD+ serves as a substrate for enzymes that cleave it and attach its ADP-ribose portion to other molecules. This group includes poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases, CD38, and sirtuins. Such reactions consume NAD+ and can influence its availability for metabolism. Cells replenish NAD+ through a salvage pathway that recycles nicotinamide and through routes starting from tryptophan or vitamin B3 forms. How these synthesis and consumption routes are coordinated across tissues remains an active area of study, and compartment-specific concentrations are difficult to measure directly.
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Molecular formula | C21H27N7O14P2 | Oxidized form; NADH adds a hydride equivalent. |
| Molar mass | 663.43 g/mol | Free acid form; salts have different values. |
| CAS Registry Number | 53-84-9 | Common identifier for beta-NAD. |
| Appearance | White to off-white powder | Hygroscopic; may absorb moisture from air. |
| Solubility | Freely soluble in water | Poorly soluble in most organic solvents. |
Beyond electron transfer, NAD+ serves as a substrate for enzymes that cleave the molecule and transfer ADP-ribose units. Sirtuins, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases, and CD38 consume NAD+ in regulatory reactions. These activities link NAD+ availability to DNA repair, chromatin modification, calcium signaling, and metabolic stress responses. Because consumption can exceed biosynthesis under some conditions, cellular NAD+ levels are dynamic rather than fixed. Enzyme affinity and local synthesis also influence how much NAD+ is available for signaling.
NAD+ is a dinucleotide composed of adenine, ribose, and nicotinamide moieties linked by phosphate groups. Its oxidized form carries a positive charge on the nicotinamide ring, which enables reversible hydride transfer. The molecule functions as a coenzyme in oxidoreductase reactions rather than as a dietary vitamin in its intact form. Cells maintain separate pools in cytoplasm, mitochondria, and nucleus. This compartmentalization allows distinct redox environments while preserving a shared chemical identity.
In glycolysis, NAD+ accepts electrons during the oxidation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, forming NADH. The tricarboxylic acid cycle and fatty acid oxidation also generate NADH, which donates electrons to the mitochondrial electron transport chain. This flow supports ATP synthesis and helps maintain the redox balance of the cell. Other dehydrogenases use NAD+ as a cofactor for biosynthetic reductions and detoxification reactions. NADH is later reoxidized to sustain continued flux through these pathways.
Beyond redox chemistry, NAD+ serves as a substrate for enzymes that cleave the molecule and transfer its ADP-ribose moiety or remove acetyl groups. Sirtuins consume NAD+ during deacetylation, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases use it in DNA damage responses, and CD38 enzymes hydrolyze it to signaling metabolites. These consumption pathways mean that NAD+ availability can influence gene regulation, DNA repair, and calcium signaling. Cellular NAD+ concentrations decline in some tissues with age in animal models, but whether this decline is a cause or consequence of aging in humans remains an active open question.
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, commonly abbreviated NAD+, is a dinucleotide coenzyme built from an adenine nucleotide and a nicotinamide nucleotide joined by a pyrophosphate linkage. Its oxidized form carries a positive charge on the nicotinamide ring, while the reduced form, NADH, carries a hydride equivalent. The molecule participates in hundreds of oxidoreductase reactions, where it accepts or donates electrons and protons. Because it can cycle between oxidized and reduced states without net consumption, NAD+ functions as a reusable electron carrier rather than a fuel molecule.
Although americium was likely produced in previous nuclear experiments, it was first intentionally synthesized, isolated and identified in late autumn 1944, at the University of California, Berkeley, by Glenn T. Seaborg, Leon O. Morgan, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso. They used a 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. The element was chemically identified at the Metallurgical Laboratory (now Argonne National Laboratory) of the University of Chicago. Following the lighter neptunium, plutonium, and heavier curium, americium was the fourth transuranium element to be discovered. At the time, the periodic table had been restructured by Seaborg to its present layout, containing the actinide row below the lanthanide one. This led to americium being located right below its twin lanthanide element europium; it was thus by analogy named after the Americas: "The name americium (after the Americas) and the symbol Am are suggested for the element on the basis of its position as the sixth member of the actinide rare-earth series, analogous to europium, Eu, of the lanthanide series." The new element was isolated from its oxides in a complex, multi-step process. First plutonium-239 nitrate solution was coated on a platinum foil of about 0.5 cm2 area, the solution was evaporated and the residue was converted into plutonium dioxide (PuO2) by calcining. After cyclotron irradiation, the coating was dissolved with nitric acid, and then precipitated as the hydroxide using concentrated aqueous ammonia solution. The residue was dissolved in perchloric acid.
Evogliptin (INN; trade names Suganon, Evodine) is an antidiabetic drug in the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor or "gliptin" class of drugs. It was developed by the South Korean pharmaceutical company Dong-A ST and is approved for use in South Korea and Russia. In a meta-analysis involving data from 6 randomized controlled trials (887 patients), Dutta et al. demonstrated the good glycaemic efficacy and safety of this medicine as compared to other DPP4 inhibitors like sitagliptin and linagliptin.
=== Insects === Order Blattodea Blattella germanica, German cockroach (2018) Periplaneta americana, American cockroach (2018) Zootermopsis nevadensis, a dampwood termite (2014 Cryptotermes secundus, a drywood termite(2018) Macrotermes natalensis, a higher termite (2014 Order Coleoptera Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, beetle (mountain pine beetle) (2013) Aquatica lateralis, Japanese aquatic firefly "Heike-botaru" (firefly) (2018) Photinus pyralis, Big Dipper firefly (2018) Protaetia brevitarsis, White-spotted flower chafer (2019) Tribolium castaneum Strain:GA-2, beetle (red flour beetle) (2008) Allomyrina dichotoma, Japanese rhinoceros beetle (2022) Pachyrhynchus sulphureomaculatus, Easter Egg Weevil (2021) Order Collembola Family Isotomidae Desoria tigrina, (2021) Family Sminthurididae Sminthurides aquaticus, (2021) Order Diptera Family Calliphoridae Aldrichina grahami, Forensic blowfly (2020) Family Chironomidae Dasypogon diadema, Hunting Robber fly (2019) Parochlus steinend, Antarctic winged midge (2017) Proctacanthus coquilletti, Assassin fly (2017) Family Culicidae (mosquitoes) Aedes aegypti Strain:LVPib12, mosquito (vector of dengue fever, etc.) (2007) Aedes albopictus (2015) Anopheles darlingi Anopheles gambiae Strain: PEST, mosquito (vector of malaria) (2002) Anopheles gambiae Strain: M, mosquito (vector of malaria) (2010) Anopheles gambiae Strain: S, mosquito (vector of malaria) (2010) Anopheles sinensis, mosquito (vector of vivax malaria, lymphatic filariasis and Setaria infections), (2014) Anopheles stephensii Anopheles arabiensis (2015) Anopheles quadriannulatus (2015) Anopheles merus (2015) Anopheles melas (2015) Anopheles christyi (2015) Anopheles epiroticus (2015) Anopheles maculatus (2015) Anopheles culicifacies (2015) Anopheles minimus (2015) Anopheles funestus (2015, 2019) Anopheles dirus (2015) Anopheles farauti (2015) Anopheles atroparvus (2015) Anopheles sinensis (2015) Anopheles albimanus (2015) Culex quinquefasciatus, mosquito (vector of West Nile virus, filariasis etc.) (2010) Family Drosophilidae (fruit flies) Drosophila albomicans, fruit fly (2012) Drosophila ananassae, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila biarmipes, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila bipectinata, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila erecta, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila elegans, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila eugracilis, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila ficusphila, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila grimshawi, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila kikkawai, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila melanogaster, fruit fly (model organism) (2000) Drosophila mojavensis, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila neotestacea, fruit fly (transcriptome 2014) Drosophila persimilis, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila pseudoobscura, fruit fly (2005) Drosophila rhopaloa, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila santomea, fruit fly () Drosophila sechellia, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila simulans, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila takahashi, fruit fly (2011) Drosophila virilis, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila willistoni, fruit fly (2007) Drosophila yakuba, fruit fly (2007) Family Phoridae Megaselia abdita, scuttle fly (transcriptome 2013) Family Psychodidae (drain flies) Clogmia albipunctata, moth midge (transcriptome 2013) Family Sarcophagidae (flesh flies) Sarcophaga Bullata, Flesh fly (2019) Family Syrphidae (hoverflies) Episyrphus balteatus, hoverfly (transcriptome 2011) Order Hemiptera Acyrthosiphon pisum, aphid (pea aphid) (2010) Ericerus pela, Chinese wax scale insect (2019) Laodelphax striatellus, small brown planthopper (2017) Lycorma delicatula, spotted lanternfly (2019) Rhodnius prolixus, kissing-bug (2015) Rhopalosiphum maidis, Corn leaf aphid (2019) Sitobion miscanthi, Indian grain aphid (2019) Triatoma rubrofasciata, assassin bug (2019) Order Hymenoptera Acromyrmex echinatior colony Ae372, ant (Panamanian leafcutter) (2011) Apis mellifera, bee (honey bee), (model for eusocial behavior) (2006) Atta cephalotes, ant (leaf-cutter ant) (2011) Camponotus floridanus, ant (2010) Cerapachys biroi, ant (clonal raider ant)(2014) Euglossa dilemma, Green orchid bee (2017) Harpegnathos saltator, ant (2010) Lasius niger, ant (black garden ant)(2017) Linepithema humile, ant (Argentine ant) (2011) Nasonia giraulti, wasp (parasitoid wasp) (2010) Nasonia longicornis, wasp (parasitoid wasp) (2010) Nasonia vitripennis, wasp (parasitoid wasp; 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Common techniques used by hematology analyzers to identify cells include light scattering, Coulter counting, and cytochemical staining techniques. Some analyzers also use radiofrequency analysis and monoclonal antibody tagging to identify cells. Staining techniques used in differential analyzers include staining of myeloperoxidase, an enzyme found in cells of myeloid lineage, and nucleic acids, which are found in higher concentrations in immature cells. A small volume of blood (as low as 150 microlitres) is aspirated into the analyzer, where reagents are applied to lyse red blood cells and preserve white blood cells. The sample is diluted and passed into a flow cell, which uses hydrodynamic focusing to isolate single cells for accurate analysis of their properties. Various cellular parameters, such as size, complexity and staining reactions, are measured and analyzed to identify cell populations. Basophils are often quantified using a reagent that lyses the cytoplasm of other white blood cells but leaves basophils intact. Samples that have abnormal results or are suspected to contain abnormal cells are flagged by the analyzer for manual blood smear review. To ensure that results from the automated analyzer are correct, quality control samples are run at least once per day. These are samples with known results that are most often provided by the instrument manufacturer. Laboratories compare their differential results to the known values to ensure the instrument is operating correctly.
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=== South Sudan === South Sudan has large oil reserves, but most of it is exported and it relies on imports for refined products. Because the country generates 96% of its electricity from oil, the government has started rationing electricity in the capital, Juba, which affects businesses, and rolling power cuts are expected to continue.
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national-level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a government resolution, the Board was an experiment in inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated with the CBSE. All schools affiliated with CBSE follow the NCERT curriculum, especially those in classes 9 to 12. The current Chairperson of CBSE is Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, IAS The constitution of the Board was amended in 1952 to give its present name, the Central Board of Secondary Education. The Board was reconstituted on 1 July 1962 to make its services available to students and various educational institutions across the country.
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, with the plus sign indicating the oxidized form. It is a coenzyme present in all living cells. The reduced form is NADH.
No. NAD+ is oxidized and accepts electrons, while NADH is reduced and carries them. Together they form a redox pair central to energy metabolism.
NAD+ itself is not a common dietary component in significant amounts. Precursors such as nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, and nicotinamide riboside can be converted through biosynthetic pathways. Direct absorption of intact NAD+ is limited.
It indicates the oxidized form, which has a positive charge on the nicotinamide nitrogen. The reduced partner NADH lacks that charge and carries added electrons. The plus sign is part of the standard abbreviation, not a separate ion.