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Encyclopedia > Acetyl coenzyme A

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Coenzyme-A Technologies Inc. Formation of Acetyl Coenzyme-A (549 words)
Summary: Pyruvate is degraded and combined with Coenzyme-A to form acetyl coenzyme A; hydrogens are released; and carbon dioxide is released.
Finally, the oxidized two-carbon fragment, an acetyl group, is attached to Coenzyme-A, which is manufactured in the cell from one of the B vitamins, pantothenic acid.
Coenzyme-A is a "helper" molecule important in many metabolic processes.
Dorlands Medical Dictionary (2006 words)
Acetyl CoA can enter the tricarboxylic acid cycle, can be used to acetylate numerous compounds, and can be a precursor of steroids and other isoprenoid compounds.
Excess acetyl coenzyme A may be converted to fats for storage or may appear as ketone bodies.
(as”ə-təl-, as”ə-tēl”di-hi”dro-lĭ-po-am´īd) acetyl bound to lipoamide, an intermediate in the reaction catalyzed by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (q.v.).
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