NAD+ (CAS 53-84-9), formally designated Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (oxidised form), is a dinucleotide coenzyme with the molecular formula C21H27N7O14P2 and a molecular weight of 663.43 g/mol. Unlike the peptide compounds in this catalogue, NAD+ is a pyridine nucleotide consisting of two nucleotides, nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and adenosine monophosphate (AMP), joined by a pyrophosphate bond. Its structure features a nicotinamide ring capable of accepting a hydride ion (H-) to form the reduced form NADH, a redox transition central to its role as an electron carrier. NAD+ is produced via chemical synthesis and is one of the most extensively studied coenzymes in preclinical metabolic and ageing research.

NAD+ is a coenzyme required by over 500 enzymatic reactions and acting as a co-substrate for three major classes of signalling enzymes: sirtuins (SIRT1-7), poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs), and cyclic ADP-ribose synthases (CD38/CD157). Published in vitro studies have shown that the silencing and longevity protein Sir2 deacetylates histone H3 at lysines 9 and 14 in a strictly NAD+-dependent reaction, thereby directly linking the cellular NAD+ pool to protein-deacetylation activity [1]. In vivo rodent studies have shown that age-related declines in tissue NAD+ disrupt nuclear–mitochondrial communication, while restoring NAD+ levels can restore mitochondrial function in aged mice [2], and that restoring NAD+ salvage pathway flux can alter metabolic outcomes, with nicotinamide mononucleotide ameliorating glucose intolerance and increasing insulin sensitivity in diet- and age-induced diabetic mice [3], making NAD+ a reference coenzyme in preclinical metabolic and ageing research examining sirtuin- and PARP-mediated NAD+ consumption and age-dependent NAD+ decline in rodent models.

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Dr. Martina Rossi, PhD

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Reviewed and approved 14 June 2026

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