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Table 8.2.The Structure of Some Common Coenzymes: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP),
Coenzyme A (CoA), Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD), Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
(NAD), and Heme c.


Type of
Cofactor Reactions Catalyzed Structure


Adenosine triphosphate Phosphate transfer
(ATP) reactions (e.g., kinases)


Coenzyme A (CoA) Acyl transfer reactions
(transferases)


Flavin adenine Redox reactions
dinucleotide (FAD) (reductases)


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