COENZYME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coenzyme mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• COENZYME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

molecule ((physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coenzyme"):

cocarboxylase; thiamine pyrophosphate (a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle)

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

NAD; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes)

NADP; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes)

triphosphopyridine nucleotide (a coenzyme of several enzymes)

coenzyme Q; ubiquinone (any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration)

 Context examples 

Coenzyme A is involved in fatty acids and sphingolipids synthesis crucial for cell membrane integrity.

(Dexpanthenol Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein binds free fatty acids and their coenzyme a derivatives, bilirubin, and some other small molecules in the cytoplasm.

(Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

The incorporation of minerals and electrolytes in coenzymes and gradients.

(Metabolism, Minerals/Electrolytes, NCI Thesaurus)

Dexpanthenol acts as a precursor of coenzyme A necessary for acetylation reactions and is involved in the synthesis of acetylcholine.

(Dexpanthenol, NCI Thesaurus)

A prodrug inhibitor of hepatic hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase.

(Dalvastatin, NCI Thesaurus)

A pyrrolidone non-competitive inhibitor of hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase.

(Crilvastatin, NCI Thesaurus)

The 1R isomer of crilvastatin, a pyrrolidone non-competitive inhibitor of hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase.

(Crilvastatin 1R, NCI Thesaurus)

The 1S isomer of crilvastatin, a pyrrolidone non-competitive inhibitor of hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase.

(Crilvastatin 1S, NCI Thesaurus)

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, a coenzyme, found in eukaryotic cells and is involved in many enzymatic reactions and the production of energy through redox reactions.

(NAD, NCI Thesaurus)

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate, an oxidation-reduction coenzyme, found in eukaryotic cells and is involved in many enzymatic reactions.

(NADP, NCI Thesaurus)