Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate - Wikipedia The major source of NADPH in animals and other non-photosynthetic organisms is the pentose phosphate pathway, by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) in the first step
NADPH | C21H30N7O17P3 | CID 5884 - PubChem NADPH is the reduced form of NADP+; used in anabolic reactions, such as lipid and nucleic acid synthesis, which require NADPH as a reducing agent It has a role as a fundamental metabolite and a cofactor