Coenzyme A, a molecule derived from vitamin B5, is vital for metabolism throughout the body. Scientists discovered that most of it resides inside mitochondria, yet how it reached these cellular ...

Acyl-coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) molecules are pivotal intermediates in a multitude of cellular processes such as fatty acid metabolism, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and lipid synthesis. Mass spectrometry ...

Mice genetically engineered to lack the ability to make the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30% of their body weight in just one week, a new study shows.

Mutated forms of the protein Akt can be central drivers of cancer metabolism. A mechanism by which Akt promotes synthesis of the metabolic molecule coenzyme A broadens our understanding of the protein ...