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fad

[fad] / fæd /


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The company aims to pay out 75% to 80% of its FAD to shareholders each year in dividends—both regular and special—and stock repurchases, while boosting its base payout by 5% annually.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

However, most of the control of the respiration processes is accomplished through negative feedback inhibition of specific enzymes that respond to the intracellular concentrations of ATP, ADP, NAD+, and FAD, etc.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The energy contained in the electrons of these atoms is insufficient to reduce NAD+ but adequate to reduce FAD.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Immediately after the FAD absorbs a blue photon, an electron from the nearest tryptophan hops onto the flavin portion of the FAD.

From Scientific American • Mar. 15, 2022

On one patrol with Baiei, we stopped at a FAD so that I could dive in for a closer look.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2016




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