Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
NADH:
The
reduced
form of the
nucleic acid
coenzyme
NAD
+
. A
coenzym
e in certain biological
reduction
reactions.
Molecular structure
of NADH.
+ NADH
Enzyme
+
NAD
+
Reduction
of
pyruvic acid
with an
enzyme
and NADH (a
coenzyme
) gives
lactic acid
and
NAD
+
(the
oxidized
form of NADH).
Related terms:
Alcohol dehydrogenase
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