NMNAT1
Encyclopedia
Nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 is an enzyme
that in humans is encoded by the NMNAT1 gene
. It is a member of the Nicotinamide-nucleotide adenylyltransferase
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Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
that in humans is encoded by the NMNAT1 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
. It is a member of the Nicotinamide-nucleotide adenylyltransferase
Nicotinamide-nucleotide adenylyltransferase
In enzymology, a nicotinamide-nucleotide adenylyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and nicotinamide ribonucleotide, whereas its two products are diphosphate and NAD+....
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