COENZYME A

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coenzyme A mean? 

• COENZYME A (noun)
  The noun COENZYME A has 1 sense:

1. a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids

  Familiarity information: COENZYME A used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COENZYME A (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("coenzyme A" is a kind of...):

coenzyme (a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase protein, plays a role in the regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis.

(HMGCR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Pentothenate is a component of coenzyme A (CoA) and a part of the vitamin B2 complex.

(Calcium Pantothenate, NCI Thesaurus)

Colestolone targets sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) which reduces the transcription of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) gene, the rate-limiting enzyme in the sterol pathway.

(Colestolone, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor.

(HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)

Fluvastatin competitively inhibits hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, which catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a key step in cholesterol synthesis.

(Fluvastatin, NCI Thesaurus)

Fluvastatin competitively inhibits hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a key step in cholesterol synthesis.

(Fluvastatin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor drugs are called statins.

(hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)

Vitamin B5 is a component of coenzyme A (CoA) and a part of the vitamin B2 complex.

(Pantothenic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 2 (681 aa, ~77 kDa) is encoded by the human ACOX2 gene.

(Peroxisomal Acyl-Coenzyme A Oxidase 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 2 protein, plays a role in both bile acid biosynthesis and fatty acid oxidation.

(ACOX2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)