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N0002300 (ĕn′ā-dē′)n. A coenzyme, C₂₁H₂₇N₇O₁₄P₂, occurring in most living cells and utilized alternately with NADH as an oxidizing or reducing agent in various metabolic processes.

[n(icotinamide) a(denine) d(inucleotide).]

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N5002450 (năd)n. Vulgar Slang A testicle.

[Short for gonad.]

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n (Biochemistry) biochem nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme that is a hydrogen carrier in metabolic reactions, esp in tissue respiration. Former name: DPN

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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide: a coenzyme, C₂₁H₂₇N₇O₁₄P₂, involved in many cellular oxidation-reduction reactions.

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NAD - a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processesnicotinamide adenine dinucleotidecoenzyme - a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes

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, any one of a group of relatively small organic molecules required for the catalytic function of certain enzymes. A coenzyme may either be attached by covalent bonds to a particular enzyme or exist freely in solution, but in either case it participates intimately in
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(biochemistry) diphosphopyridine nucleotide

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nicotinamide

[nik″o-tin´ah-mīd] niacinamide.nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD) a coenzyme that is involved in many biochemical oxidation-reduction reactions. The symbols for the oxidized and reduced forms are NAD and NADH.nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) a coenzyme similar to nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide but involved in fewer reactions. The symbols for the oxidized and reduced forms are NADP and NADPH.

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Abbreviation for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

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(ĕn′ā-dē′)n. A coenzyme, C₂₁H₂₇N₇O₁₄P₂, occurring in most living cells and utilized alternately with NADH as an oxidizing or reducing agent in various metabolic processes.

(1) NAD
Medical humour No abnormality discovered An abbreviation that may be voiced to an attending (US) or consultant (UK) which may in fact mean that the requested procedure or test was 'not actually done' by the house officer (US) or houseman (UK)
Medspeak No acute distress
Physiology Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Acoenzyme derived from niacin which is critical in transporting electrons from the Krebs cycle to the electron-transport chain within mitochondria
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Vox populi ‘nad(s) Short for gonad(s)

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Medtalk No acute distress, see there.

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Abbreviation for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

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Abbrev. for nothing abnormal detected.

NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)

a COENZYME, made from the vitamin NICOTINIC ACID, that readily accepts or gives up hydrogen.

NADH transports electrons to the ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM during AEROBIC RESPIRATION. See also FAD.

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Acronym	Definition
NAD➣National Association of the Deaf
NAD➣National Advertising Division
NAD➣North American Datum (used for geographic reference)
NAD➣Namibian Dollar (ISO currency code)
NAD➣Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NAD➣Network Anomaly Detection
NAD➣North American Division (various organizations)
NAD➣Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Indonesia)
NAD➣Gonad
NAD➣National Appeals Division
NAD➣New Acoustic Dimension
NAD➣not Adapt
NAD➣Network Attached Disk
NAD➣Network Access Disk
NAD➣Network Adapter Disk
NAD➣Nadir Aperture Door
NAD➣National Adoption Directory
NAD➣New Acoustic Dimension (amplifier)
NAD➣National Academy of Design
NAD➣North Atlantic Division (US Army Corps of Engineers)
NAD➣Network Access Device
NAD➣New Application Development (software; various organizations)
NAD➣Naval Ammunition Depot
NAD➣No Acute Distress
NAD➣National Aboriginal Day
NAD➣Ned's Atomic Dustbin (band)
NAD➣No Apparent Distress
NAD➣National Accounts Department (various organizations)
NAD➣Nile African Development
NAD➣Not A Defect (software defect tracking)
NAD➣No Abnormality Detected
NAD➣Naval Air Detail (US Navy)
NAD➣No Active Disease
NAD➣Nitric Acid Dihydrate
NAD➣Need Arrival Date (US DoD)
NAD➣Naval Aviation Depot
NAD➣National Armaments Director
NAD➣Nansen Arctic Drilling (program)
NAD➣Neutrophil Actin Dysfunction
NAD➣Naval Air Depot
NAD➣No Asbestos Detected
NAD➣Non-Aqueous Dispersion
NAD➣Nebraska Association of the Deaf
NAD➣National Audience Demographics
NAD➣Network Access Delay
NAD➣Not Adequately Defined
NAD➣Node Administration
NAD➣Non-Animal Derived
NAD➣Network Access Domain
NAD➣Nuclear-Accident Dosimeter
NAD➣Nielsen Audience Demographic
NAD➣Next Activity Date
NAD➣Navy Acquisition Directive
NAD➣Non-Acoustic Data
NAD➣NuAspect Development
NAD➣nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide radical

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noun a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid

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