Biochemistry Coenzymes

Thiamine pyro-phosphate (Vitamin B)

NAD (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, Vitamin B3 Niacin)

Coenzyme A (Vitamin B5 Pantothenate)

Pyridoxal Phosphate (Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine)

Biocytin (Vitamin B7 Biotin)

What is the function of Thiamine pyro-phosphate (Vitamin B)

Decarboxylation

What is the function of Coenzyme A

Acyl-group carrier/transfer

What is the function of NAD (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, Vitamin B3 Niacin)

High-E electron storage for 2-electron Oxidation and reduction reactions.

What is the function of Pyridoxal Phosphate

Transamination (used for A.A metabolism to remove amino groups)

What is the function of Biocytin

Carboxylation and Carboxyl-group transfers

FAD (Vitamin B2 Riboflavin)

What is the function of FAD

High-E electron storage for 2-electron Oxidation and reduction reactions.

Cobalamin (Vitamin B12 Cobalamin)

What is the function of Cobalamin (Vitamin B12 Cobalamin)

Methyl group transfers and Intramolecular rearrangements

Tetrahydrofolate (folate)

What is the function of Tetrahydrofolate

Hydroxymethyl and formyl group transfer

serves as an Antioxidant, and Oxidation and reduction reactions

Vitamin C

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

What is the function of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

High-E phosphoryl group transfer Energy storage

Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q)

What is the function of Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q)

Intermediary electron acceptor in the ETC, Oxidation-reduction reactions

What is the function of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)

Methyl group transfer, impairs ability to hold methyl groups

S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)

What is the function of Lipoamide

(Acetate) Acyl- transfer, redox (carry high E electrons)

Lipoamide

What is the function of Cytochrome a,b,c, HEME

Intermediary electron acceptor in the electron transport chain. 1-electron Oxidation-reduction rxns

Cytochrome a,b,c, HEME

What is the function of UDP-Glucose

Glycosyl-group transfer

UDP-Glucose