THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does thiamine pyrophosphate mean? 

• THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE (noun)
  The noun THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE has 1 sense:

1. a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle

  Familiarity information: THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cocarboxylase; thiamine pyrophosphate

Hypernyms ("thiamine pyrophosphate" is a kind of...):

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