Adenosine Thiamine Diphosphate (AThDP)

Adenosine thiamine diphosphate (AThDP), or thiaminylated adenosine diphosphate (ADP) is a natural thiamine adenine nucleotide. It was chemically synthesized and exists in small amounts in vertebrate liver. Its biological significance remains unknown.Thiamine or thiamin (pronounced "THIGH-a-min"), and named as the "thio-vitamine" ("sulfur-containing vitamin") is a water-soluble vitamin of the B complex. First named aneurin for the detrimental neurological effects of its lack in the diet, it was eventually assigned the generic descriptor name vitamin B1. Its phosphate derivatives are involved in many cellular processes. The best characterized form is thiamine pyrophosphate (ThDP), a coenzyme in the catabolism of sugars and amino acids. In yeast, ThDP is also required in the first step of alcoholic fermentation.