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Revision as of 23:17, 8 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)
