Question

False statement about the coenzyme NAD and NADP is

• A. Contain the vitamin niacin
• B. They act as coenzymes of oxidising enzymes.
• C. They participate in the formation of nucleic acid
• D. They contain adenine, phosphate and ribose sugar.

Answer 1

The correct option is C They participate in the formation of nucleic acid

NAD	NADP
It acts as a coenzyme and it is used as an oxidising agent	It acts as a coenzyme and exists and used in catabolic reactions
Contain the vitamin niacin	Contain the vitamin niacin
Adenine, ribose and linked in the same manner as in ADP but lack a phosphate group	But NADP contain the phosphate group ar the 2' position of the ribose sugar
used in cellular respiration, Kreb cycle, fatty acid synthesis	Used in the nucleic acid synthesis, Calvin cycle, pentose phosphate, pathway

So, correct option is 'they participlate in the formation of nucleic acid'.