Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Acetyl
-CoA:
A
coenzyme
which delivers an
acetyl group
(CH
3
C=O), a two-carbon building block for
biosynthesis
.
Molecular structure
of
acetyl
-CoA.
Related terms:
Enzyme
,
thioester
,
acyl group
,
ribofuranose
,
adenine
,
nucleotide
,
nucleophilic carbonyl substitution
,
Claisen condensation
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