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NADPH dehydrogenase (quinone)

 

Definition: a flavoprotein that oxidizes NADH or NADPH to NAD+ or NADP+ with quinones (menadione) as hydrogen acceptors.

Synonym(s): DT-diaphorase, menadione reductase, phylloquinone reductase, quinone reductase

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