2026 · 01 · 12 min read

NAD+ and precursors — research-literature digest

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Reference reading on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and its precursors (NMN, NR), the salvage and de novo biosynthesis pathways, and published in-vitro and animal-model investigations of NAD+ metabolism, sirtuin activation, and age-related decline.

NAD+ and precursors — research-literature digest

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a coenzyme central to redox biology and a substrate for multiple enzyme classes including the sirtuin deacetylases, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs), and CD38/CD157. Tissue and cellular NAD+ concentrations decline with chronological age in published rodent and human data, motivating substantial research interest in supplementation with biosynthetic precursors such as nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN).

The literature surveyed below covers NAD+ biosynthesis pathways, the NAD-sirtuin axis in age-related processes, and recent reviews of NMN safety and biomarker investigations. These are entry points to a fast-moving research field; a more focused bibliography by sub-topic (NAD+ synthesis enzymology, sirtuin biology, NMN/NR metabolism) is available on request.

Bibliography

Source literature. PubMed-indexed unless noted.

  1. 01
    Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide in Aging Biology: Potential Applications and Many Unknowns
    2023
    PMID 37364580
  2. 02
    NAD+ metabolism and its roles in cellular processes during ageing
    Covarrubias AJ et al. · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology · 2021
    PMID 33353981
  3. 03
    NAD+ biosynthesis, aging, and disease
    Rajman L et al. · 2018
    DOI
  4. 04
    The Science Behind NMN — A Stable, Reliable NAD+ Activator and Anti-Aging Molecule
    2020
    DOI
  5. 05
    Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) as an anti-aging health product — Promises and safety concerns
    2022
    PMID 35499054

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