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NADPH

noun

1. An acronym for Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate

2. the reduced form of NADP+; or the result of NADP+ molecule gaining an electron from Hydrogen, i.e. : NADP + H¹

3. the reducing agent in several anabolic reactions such as lipid and nucleic acid syntheses

4. an electron carrier capable of donating electrons to certain biosynthetic reactions (as mentioned above)