Reaction: NADPH + NAD+ + H+[side 1] = NADP+ + NADH + H+[side 2]
Other name(s): pntA (gene name); pntB (gene name); NNT (gene name)
Systematic name: NADPH:NAD+ oxidoreductase (H+-transporting)
Comments: The enzyme is a membrane bound proton-translocating pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase that couples the reversible reduction of NADP by NADH to an inward proton translocation across the membrane. In the bacterium Escherichia coli the enzyme provides a major source of cytosolic NADPH. Detoxification of reactive oxygen species in mitochondria by glutathione peroxidases depends on NADPH produced by this enzyme.
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References:
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8. Meimaridou, E., Kowalczyk, J., Guasti, L., Hughes, C.R., Wagner, F., Frommolt, P., Nurnberg, P., Mann, N.P., Banerjee, R., Saka, H.N., Chapple, J.P., King, P.J., Clark, A.J. and Metherell, L.A. Mutations in NNT encoding nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase cause familial glucocorticoid deficiency. Nat. Genet. 44 (2012) 740-742. [PMID: 22634753]