Term Name: | NAD biosynthetic process |
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Synonyms: | NAD (oxidized) biosynthesis, NAD (oxidized) biosynthetic process, NAD (reduced) biosynthesis, NAD (reduced) biosynthetic process, NAD anabolism, NAD biosynthesis, NAD formation, NAD synthesis, NADH biosynthesis, NADH biosynthetic process, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthetic process, oxidized NAD biosynthesis, oxidized NAD biosynthetic process, oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis, oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthetic process, reduced NAD biosynthesis, reduced NAD biosynthetic process, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthetic process |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; biosynthesis may be of either the oxidized form, NAD, or the reduced form, NADH. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0009435] QuickGO AmiGO |