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10 Cards in this Set
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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
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Vitamin source: N/A
Major Metabolic Role: Transfer of phosphoryl or nucleotidyl groups Mechanistic role: C |
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) [NAD(P)+]
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Vitamin source: Niacin
Major Metabolic Role: Oxidation-reduction reaction involving two-electron transfers Mechanistic role: C |
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Flavin Mononucleotide & Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FMN & FAD)
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Vitamin source: Riboflavin (B2)
Major Metabolic Role: Oxidation-reduction reactions involving one- and two-electron transfers Mechanistic role: P |
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Coenzyme A (CoA)
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Vitamin source: Pantothenate (B5)
Major Metabolic Role: Transfer of Acyl groups Mechanistic role: C |
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Thiamine Pyrophosphate (TPP)
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Vitamin source: Thiamine (B1)
Major Metabolic Role: Transfer of two-carbon fragments containing a carbonyl group Mechanistic role: P |
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Pyridoxal Phosphate (PLP)
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Vitamin source: Pyridoxine (B6)
Major Metabolic Role: Transfer of groups to and from amino acids Mechanistic role: P |
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Tetrahydrofolate (THF)
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Vitamin source: Folate
Major Metabolic Role: Transfer of one-carbon substituents; especially formyl and hydroxymethyl groups; provides the methyl group for thymine in DNA Mechanistic role: C |
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Lipoamide
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Vitamin source: N/A
Major Metabolic Role: Oxidation of a hydroxyalkyl group from TPP and subsequent transfer as an acyl group Mechanistic role: P |
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Ubiquinone (Q)
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Vitamin source: N/A
Major Metabolic Role: Lipid-Soluable electron carrier Mechanistic role: C |
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Biotin
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Vitamin source: Biotin
Major Metabolic Role: ATP-dependent carboxylation of substrates or carboxyl-group transfer between substrates Mechanistic role: P |