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Reporting NADPH fluxes

Nature Chemical Biology volume 19, pages 792–794 (2023)Cite this article

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The NADP+/NADPH coenzyme couple powers cellular biosynthesis and oxidative defense. A new study tracing glucose-derived deuterium during proline biosynthesis analyzes subcellular perturbations in NADPH utilization, revealing that NADP+/NADPH coenzyme pools in the cytosol and mitochondria are regulated independently.

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Fig. 1: Compartment-specific NADPH fluxes detected using deuterium tracing.

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Cross, J.R. Reporting NADPH fluxes. Nat Chem Biol 19, 792–794 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-023-01298-2

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