The authors noted that, within the context of their focus on the chloroplast, NADPH could be produced from the photosynthetic electron transport chain (thus providing an additional sink for electrons) or, in the dark, by the dehydrogenases of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (Foyer and Halliwell 1976)
Ribas, V., Garca-Ruiz, C., Fernndez-Checa, J.C
The research discussed here was conducted in animal and cell-culture models
Journal : Cell Metabolism Year : 2008 DOI : Plasma acylcarnitine prooiling indicates mitochondrial dysounction in diabetes Adams, S.H., Hoppel, C.L., Lok, K.H., et al
Restoring NAD+ through injectable supplementation bypasses the limited absorption of oral precursors and delivers the coenzyme directly into circulation