coenzyme A

…a large biochemical molecule called coenzyme A; the entire compound is known as acetyl coenzyme A. In the metabolism of food materials (the body’s conversion of food to energy), the carbon atoms of carbohydrates, fats, and, to some degree, proteins are converted to acetyl groups that are bonded to coenzyme…

…Medicine for the discovery of coenzyme A, an important catalytic substance involved in the cellular conversion of food into energy.

…protein metabolism; this coenzyme (coenzyme A) acts at the hub of these reactions and thus is an important molecule in controlling the interconversion of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates and their conversion into metabolic energy. Thiamin and vitamin B₆ coenzymes control the conversion of carbohydrates and proteins respectively into metabolic…

…thioester of a molecule called coenzyme A, or CoA. (A thioester is a compound in which the linking oxygen in an ester is replaced by a sulfur atom.) Oxidation of the fatty acid–CoA thioesters actually takes place in discrete vesicular bodies called mitochondria. Most cells contain many mitochondria, each roughly…

, CH₃C∣=O)—namely, coenzyme A. The functional portion of this complex molecule is the sulfhydryl (―SH) group at one end. The coenzyme is often identified as CoA―SH (step [21]). The organized and stepwise degradation of fatty acids linked to coenzyme A is ensured because the necessary enzymes are…