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Coenzymes  and their Vitamin Precursors

Coenzymes and their Vitamin Precursors -

COENZYME VITAMIN PRECURSOR ENZYMES REACTION
Pyridine nucleotides Nitcotinamide Dehydrogenases  

1.Nicotinamide adenine inucleotide (NAD) - DPN - Coenzyme I

    1. Oxidation reduction reactions lead ing to energy con version
2. Nicotinamide adenide dinucleo tide phosphate (NADP)-TPN- Coenzyme II    

Oxidation reduction reactions usually leading to reductive syntheses

Flavin nucleotides

Riboflavin (B2)

Cytochromes Oxidation reduc tion.
1. Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)      
2. Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)      

Coenzyme A (CoA. SH)

Pantothenic acid
Plus adenine diposphate
Transferases Transfer of acyl group

Pyridoxal
phosphate

Pyridoxin
Transaminase Reactions involving amino acids
  Pyridoxal B6 Racemase  
  Pyridoxamine Decarboxylases Synthetases  

Tetrahydrofolic acid (FH4)
nihydrofolic acid acid (FH2)

Folic acid
(Pteroglutanic acid)
  Transfer of one-C fragments Carries formyl etc.
Transfers phosphate.

Thiamine pyrophos phate (TPP) (Cocarboxylase)

Thiamine (BI) Decarboxylases Decarboxylation reactions.

Adenosine derivative of biotin

Biotin Enzymes activating amino acids CO2 carrier in carboxylation reactions.

Adenosine derivative of cyaneco- balamine

Cyanocobalamin (BH) Isomerases Isomerism reactions

Adenosine derivative of lipoic acid

Lipoic acid   Carries H or acyl group


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