Glossary · 2026-09-24
By Alice Kay · Last reviewed 24 Sep 2026
NAD+ redox cofactor, laboratory definition
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NAD+ is nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a redox cofactor in dehydrogenase reactions and a substrate in some DNA-repair and signalling reactions. It is not a peptide: it is not a chain of amino acids. It sits on the mitochondrial category route because energy-metabolism orders often place it beside mitochondrial peptides. That shelf is taxonomy.
For the catalogue fills, see NAD+ 500 mg and NAD+ 1000 mg. For the note that separates the cofactor literature from consumer IV marketing, see NAD+ in energy-metabolism research. A peptide Certificate of Analysis does not document this cofactor.
Frequently asked questions
- Should a MOTS-c lot report be filed under NAD+?
- No. They are different materials. Record the SKU that arrived. If no NAD+ report is published, a peptide PDF does not stand in for one.
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