Acetyl coenzyme A
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Acetyl coenzyme A or acetyl-CoA is a key metabolite that plays a significant role in a number of processes in the body including energy metabolism, mitosis, autophagy and regulated cell death.[1]
Function
Acetyl coenzyme A is the moleculethrough which glycolytic pyruvate enters the citric acid cycle (TCA cycle), and is a key precursor to lipud metabolism.[1]
Coenzyme A
ME/CFS
See also
Learn more
- Acetyl coenzyme A - DrugBank
- Acetyl coenzyme A - PubChem
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pietrocola, Federico; Galluzzi, Lorenzo; Bravo-San Pedro, José Manuel; Madeo, Frank; Kroemer, Guido (June 2, 2015). "Acetyl coenzyme A: a central metabolite and second messenger". Cell Metabolism. 21 (6): 805–821. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2015.05.014. ISSN 1932-7420. PMID 26039447.
