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NADP+, or Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate is the [[Oxidised]] form of NADP, having taken up a [[Proton]] (H+). NADP+ provides the [[Reducing]] power for many vital biochemical rections, as with every [[Oxidation]] of NADP there is a simultaneous reduction of another molecule within the pathway, for oxidation and r[[Reduction|eduction]] always happen together. A helpful way of remebering what oxidation and reduction actually mean in terms of electron transfer is to use OILRIG - Oxidation is loss, Reduction is gain. | NADP<sup>+</sup>, or Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate is the [[Oxidised]] form of NADP, having taken up a [[Proton]] (H<sup>+</sup>). NADP+ provides the [[Reducing]] power for many vital biochemical rections, as with every [[Oxidation]] of NADP there is a simultaneous reduction of another molecule within the pathway, for oxidation and r[[Reduction|eduction]] always happen together. A helpful way of remebering what oxidation and reduction actually mean in terms of electron transfer is to use OILRIG - Oxidation is loss, Reduction is gain. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:50, 22 November 2018
NADP+, or Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate is the Oxidised form of NADP, having taken up a Proton (H+). NADP+ provides the Reducing power for many vital biochemical rections, as with every Oxidation of NADP there is a simultaneous reduction of another molecule within the pathway, for oxidation and reduction always happen together. A helpful way of remebering what oxidation and reduction actually mean in terms of electron transfer is to use OILRIG - Oxidation is loss, Reduction is gain.