TRIPHOSPHOPYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE


Meaning of TRIPHOSPHOPYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE in English

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Etymology: tri- + phosph- + pyridine

: a coenzyme C 21 H 28 N 7 O 17 P 3 of numerous dehydrogenases (as that acting on glucose 6-phosphate) that occurs especially in red blood cells and plays a role in intermediate metabolism similar to that of diphosphopyridine nucleotide but acting often on different metabolites — called also codehydrogenase II, coenzyme II, TPN

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