Definition of Thiamine pyrophosphate
1. Noun. A coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle.
Medical Definition of Thiamine pyrophosphate
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Co carboxylase. A cofactor that has an unusually acidic carbon atom able to form carbon carbon bonds. Found in pyruvate dehydrogenase and transketolase.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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