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Which molecule is produced when two electrons and one proton are added to NADP+?

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NADPH..............................................................

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Two electrons and 1 proton is basically a hydrogen atom. Adding a hydrogen atom to NADP+ makes it the reduced form which is NADPH. The reduced form NADPH is used for many biosynthetic processes in the body, primarily in lipogenesis. NADPH is produced in the pentose phosphate pathway primarily.
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