Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (491 aa, ~56 kDa) is encoded by the human NAMPT gene. This protein plays a role in both NAD biosynthesis and immunomodulation.

**Synonyms:** - EC 2.4.2.12 - NAMPT - NAmPRTase - Nampt - PBEF - Pre-B Cell Enhancing Factor - Pre-B Cell-Enhancing Factor - Pre-B-Cell Colony Enhancing Factor 1 - Pre-B-Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor - Pre-B-Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor 1 - Visfatin