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Preferred Name

Acetyl Coenzyme A

Synonyms

Acetyl Coenzyme A

ACETYL COENZYME A

Acetyl-CoA

Definitions

The condensation product of coenzyme A and acetic acid which participates in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and sterols, in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the metabolism of many amino acids. In addition, Acetyl Coenzyme A acts as a biological acetylating agent.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C199

CAS_Registry

72-89-9

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:15351

code

C199

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The condensation product of coenzyme A and acetic acid which participates in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and sterols, in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the metabolism of many amino acids. In addition, Acetyl Coenzyme A acts as a biological acetylating agent.

FDA_UNII_Code

76Q83YLO3O

FULL_SYN

Acetyl Coenzyme A

ACETYL COENZYME A

Acetyl-CoA

label

Acetyl Coenzyme A

Legacy Concept Name

Acetyl_Coenzyme_A

Preferred_Name

Acetyl Coenzyme A

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C199

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0001026

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C384

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