NADH and NADPH are used in distinct metabolic pathways due to specific enzyme binding requirements

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NADH and NADPH are utilized in largely distinct metabolic pathways because enzymes have evolved specific structural binding requirements and amino acid residues that preferentially recognize one coenzyme over the other.

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The retrieved papers examine the structural and sequence bases for coenzyme specificity in dehydrogenases, demonstrating that specific amino acid residues govern whether an enzyme binds NAD+/NADH or NADP+/NADPH. This supports the claim that specific enzyme binding requirements dictate their use in distinct pathways.

Evidence for · 2

Structure of <scp>NADP</scp>+‐dependent glutamate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli – reflections on the basis of coenzyme specificity in the family of glutamate dehydrogenases

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Michael A. Sharkey, Tânia F. Oliveira, Paul C. Engel, Amir R. Khan. Structure of <scp>NADP</scp>+‐dependent glutamate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli – reflections on the basis of coenzyme specificity in the family of glutamate dehydrogenases. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.12439

Demonstrates that specific structural residues and positively charged binding pockets dictate coenzyme preference for either NAD+ or NADP+.

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Amino acid residues that determine functional specificity of NADP‐ and NAD‐dependent isocitrate and isopropylmalate dehydrogenases

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Olga V. Kalinina, Mikhail S. Gelfand. Amino acid residues that determine functional specificity of NADP‐ and NAD‐dependent isocitrate and isopropylmalate dehydrogenases. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.21027

Identifies specific amino acid residues that determine the functional specificity of enzymes toward either NAD or NADP cofactors.

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