8 Enzyme Engineering and Technology 187Table 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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