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A5251

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3-Acetylpyridine adenine dinucleotide

≥85%

Synonym(s):

3 -Acetyl NAD, APADH, APAD

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H28N6O14P2
CAS Number:
86-08-8
Molecular Weight:
662.44
MDL number:
MFCD00078882
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
24890959
NACRES:
NA.51

biological source

Porcine brain

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥85%

form

powder

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)c1ccc[n+](c1)[C@@H]2O[C@H](COP([O-])(=O)OP(O)(=O)OC[C@H]3O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]3O)n4cnc5c(N)ncnc45)[C@@H](O)[C@H]2O

InChI

1S/C22H28N6O14P2/c1-10(29)11-3-2-4-27(5-11)21-17(32)15(30)12(40-21)6-38-43(34,35)42-44(36,37)39-7-13-16(31)18(33)22(41-13)28-9-26-14-19(23)24-8-25-20(14)28/h2-5,8-9,12-13,15-18,21-22,30-33H,6-7H2,1H3,(H3-,23,24,25,34,35,36,37)/t12-,13-,15-,16-,17-,18-,21-,22-/m1/s1

InChI key

KPVQNXLUPNWQHM-RBEMOOQDSA-N

General description

3-Acetylpyridine adenine dinucleotide is a crystalline solid. 3-Acetylpyridine adenine dinucleotide is a prominent electron transporter in various enzymatic activities in which it is alternately oxidized. APAD has a more significant oxidation potential than NAD. NAD analogues, APAD, were electrochemically more effectively reduced than genuine NAD, and the stability of their reduced products was also significantly higher than NADH. In transhydrogenation processes with NADH or NADPH, APAD also operates as a proton acceptor.

Application

Many molecules use 3-Acetylpyridine adenine dinucleotide as a signaling molecule, cofactor, or substrate. Various dehydrogenase processes use APAD instead of NAD as a hydrogen-accepting cofactor. The oxidative phosphorylation can be studied with ADAP. ADAP can also be used as a suitable substrate.

Biochem/physiol Actions

APAD is an NAD analog with higher oxidation potential than NAD. It can substitute for NAD as a hydrogen-accepting cofactor in many dehydrogenase reactions; e.g. lactate dehydrogenase from Toxoplasma, Clonorchis, and Plasmodium, bacterial lipoamide dehydrogenase, as well as mammalian dehydrogenases. It can also act as a proton acceptor in various transhydrogenation reactions with NADH or NADPH.

Linkage

Analog of NAD

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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JAN Code

A5251-1G:4548174007983
A5251-10MG:
A5251-500MG:4548174008003
A5251-25MG:4548174007990
A5251-100MG:4548174007976
A5251-BULK:
A5251-VAR:

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P D Bragg et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 363(1), 182-190 (1999-03-02)
The pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase carries out transmembrane proton translocation coupled to transfer of a hydride ion equivalent between NAD+ and NADP+. Previous workers (E. Holmberg et al. Biochemistry 33, 7691-7700, 1994; N. A. Glavas et al. Biochemistry 34, 7694-7702, 1995)
P D Bragg et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1365(3), 464-472 (1998-08-26)
The pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase of Escherichia coli is a proton pump composed of two different subunits (alpha and beta) assembled as a tetramer (alpha 2 beta 2) in the cytoplasmic membrane. A series of mutants was generated in which the
James A Birrell et al.
Biochemistry, 48(50), 12005-12013 (2009-11-11)
NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) is a complicated respiratory chain enzyme that conserves the energy from NADH oxidation, coupled to ubiquinone reduction, as a proton motive force across the mitochondrial inner membrane. Alternatively, NADH oxidation, by the flavin mononucleotide in complex
Thomas V Riera et al.
Biochemistry, 47(33), 8689-8696 (2008-07-23)
IMP dehydrogenase (IMPDH) catalyzes two very different chemical transformations, a dehydrogenase reaction and a hydrolysis reaction. The enzyme toggles between the open conformation required for the dehydrogenase reaction and the closed conformation of the hydrolase reaction by moving a mobile
T Bizouarn et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1322(1), 19-32 (1997-12-16)
Transhydrogenase couples the translocation of protons across a membrane to the transfer of reducing equivalents between NAD(H) and NADP(H). Using transhydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum we have examined the pH dependences of the 'forward' and 'reverse' reactions, and of the 'cyclic'
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