NADHtä
NADHtä is a term used in theoretical biochemistry to denote a hypothetical redox cofactor derived from NADH. It is not an established biochemical entity in experimental science. The concept is used primarily in thought experiments and computational models to explore how variations in cofactor properties might affect cellular redox balance.
Nomenclature and origin: The name NADHtä combines NADH with the suffix -tä to distinguish it from NADH
Concept and properties: In modeling, NADHtä is treated as a dinucleotide-like molecule with a redox-active site
Applications in modeling: It is used to test how metabolic networks respond to hypothetical changes in cofactor
Limitations and status: There are no empirical data for NADHtä; it remains a fictional construct in simulations.
See also: NADH, redox cofactor, hydride transfer, metabolic modeling, computational biology.