Description
Application
β-NADPH is suitable for use in:
desaturation of fatty acids
an assay of desaturase activity
the histochemical detection of NADPH diaphorase activity in rat, rabbit and pheasant thoracic spinal cord
the measurement of glutathione in oligodendrocyte cultures
Biochem/physiol Actions
β-NADPH is the reduced form of NADP⁺ generated by the pentose phosphate pathway. It serves as a carrier of reducing power and transfers H⁺ and 2 e– to the oxidized precursors in the reduction reactions of biosynthesis. It is an essential coenzyme for the catalytic activity of enzymes such as glutathione reductase, diacetyl reductase, dihydrofolate reductase, glutamic dehydrogenase, p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase, NADPH-FMN oxidoreductase, nitrate reductase, and thioredoxin reductase. It is also a part of cytochrome P₄₅₀ electron transport systems.
NADPH is an electron donor and a cofactor for many redox enzymes including nitric oxide synthetase.
Preparation Note
Chemically reduced.
Other Notes
Packaged based on solid weight.