coenzyme a

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

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Questions about coenzyme a

What does coenzyme a mean?

coenzyme a means "a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids".

Is coenzyme a a common word?

coenzyme a is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.