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triphosphopyridine nucleotide

triphosphopyridine nucleotide

9.3
A chemical that helps enzymes transfer energy during cell processes
  • noun
  • /traɪˌfɒsfoʊpɪˈrɪdiːn ˈnʌkleəˌtaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : nucleótido trifosfato de piridina
  • The enzyme requires triphosphopyridine nucleotide as a cofactor to catalyze the reaction.

Examples

  • The triphosphopyridine nucleotide plays a crucial role in cellular metabolism.

  • Researchers measured the concentration of triphosphopyridine nucleotide in liver cells for their study.

  • Many metabolic pathways depend on triphosphopyridine nucleotide for the transfer of electrons.

  • Researchers study triphosphopyridine nucleotides to understand their metabolic functions.

  • Many metabolic pathways depend on triphosphopyridine nucleotide for transferring electrons.

  • The enzyme requires triphosphopyridine nucleotide as a coenzyme to catalyze various reactions.

  • Researchers observed how triphosphopyridine nucleotide influences energy production in cells.

Synonyms

NADP
vstriphosphopyridine nucleotide
  • Specialized
8.0

A molecule in cells that helps carry electrons in reactions like photosynthesis

is the full formal chemical name rather than the short abbreviation
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
vstriphosphopyridine nucleotide
  • Specialized
8.9

A chemical in cells that helps make other molecules, for example during photosynthesis

is the older alternative name rather than the systematic full name
triphosphopyridine
vstriphosphopyridine nucleotide
  • Specialized
9.9

A chemical with a ring and three phosphate parts that helps reactions in cells

is the functional coenzyme term focusing on metabolic role rather than structure

Surface Forms

triphosphopyridine nucleotide singular
triphosphopyridine nucleotides plural

Morphology

triphosphopyridine + nucleotide

The element 'nucleotide' is transparent and the parts of 'triphosphopyridine' (tri-/phospho-/pyridine) at least partly signal a chemical structure (three phosphates on a pyridine ring), so some structural sense can be inferred. However 'triphosphopyridine' is highly technical and a B1 learner would not reliably recognise those morphemes or infer the specialised functional meaning (that it is the coenzyme NADP), so the overall term is not fully predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Triphosphopyridine nucleotide is a descriptive chemical name: triphospho means three phosphate pieces and a pyridine nucleotide is a small ring-like part of the molecule. That's why this older name refers to the helper molecule now called 'NADP', which cells use to carry electrons and energy for chemical reactions.