Which molecule is produced when two electrons and one proton are added to $N A D P^{+}$ $NADP^+$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-20T00:09:15

The molecule produced is $NADPH$ $"NADPH"$ .

The structure of ${NADP}^{+}$ $"NADP"^+$ is

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The positive charge is on the $N$ $"N"$ atom in the nicotinamide ring.

In biochemical reactions, ${NADP}^{+}$ $"NADP"^+$ acts as a "hydride" acceptor.

The hydride is not $H^{-}$ $"H"^"-"$ , but its chemical equivalent, $H^{+} + 2 e^{-}$ $"H"^+ + 2"e"^"-"$

The hydrogen atom adds to the nicotinamide ring, converting the molecule to $NADPH$ $"NADPH"$ .

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Which molecule is produced when two electrons and one proton are added to NADP+NADP^+?