Basic information of  Nicotinamide ribonucleotide

Name   Nicotinamide ribonucleotide Synonyms   Nicotinamide mononucleotide; Nicotinamide ribonucleoside 5'-phosphate; Nicotinamide ribonucleotide; Nicotinamide ribotide; beta-D-NMN; beta-NMN   Molecular Structure     Molecular Formula   C11H15N2O8P Molecular Weight   334.22 CAS Registry Number   1094-61-7 EINECS   214-136-5

Description of Nicotinamide ribonucleotide
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an important coenzyme found in all living cells. Coenzymes are organic molecules (a.k.a "helper molecules") that are required by certain enzymes (which are proteins) to catalyze important biochemical reactions. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide exists in two forms, an oxidized (NAD+) and reduced (NADH) forms. In human body, NAD is important in metabolism of fat, carbohydrate, protein, and alcohol, as well as in cell signaling and DNA repair, and NADP plays a vital role in fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis. Organs that require lot of energy (e.g., brain) or those that have very high turnover rate (gut, skin) require higher amounts of NAD compared to other organs.