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*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''' | |||
[[Image:CoA structure 2.png]] | |||
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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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Latest revision as of 07:03, 11 June 2007
- 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)
