What's Coenzyme A?

• CoA is an essential cofactor.
  • Carries acyl and acetyl groups

• Involved in many cellular processes - especially metabolic processes. These include, for example:
  • The tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • Beta-oxidation
  • Fatty acid synthesis

• Associated with several disease and compromised metabolic states, including:
  • Starvation
  • Alcoholism
  • Diabetes
  • Some tumours

Structure of CoA

Reproduced from Wikipedia (Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopaedia (2007, 6 6) Coenzyme A - Wikepedia, The Free Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 9 6, 2007 from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenzyme_A)

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