It serves as an electron carrier in a number of reactions, being alternately oxidised (NADP+) and reduced (NADPH).
ມັນເຮັດຫນ້າທີ່ເປັນຜູ້ຂົນສົ່ງເອເລັກໂຕຣນິກໃນຫຼາຍໆປະຕິກິລິຍາ, ຖືກ oxidized ທາງເລືອກ (NADP +) ແລະຫຼຸດລົງ (NADPH).