Question

what is meant by NADPH

Answer 1

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, abbreviated NADP+ or, in older notation, TPN (triphosphopyridine nucleotide), is a cofactor used in anabolic reactions, such as lipid and nucleic acid synthesis, which require NADPHas a reducing agent. NADPH is the reduced form of NADP+.

Answer 2

Answer: NADPH stands for Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate.

It is a cofactor which acts as a reducing agent ( donates electron) in anabolic reactions. The anabolic reaction involves the formation of complex molecules from simpler molecules using energy.

For example- NADPH is produced in the light-dependent phase of photosynthesis and utilized in the formation of carbohydrates (sugar) in the light independent phase of photosynthesis.