What's Coenzyme A?
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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
Reproduced from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenzyme_A)