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pyridoxal phosphate the coenzyme required by enzymes that catalyze certain transformations of amino
acids.
suicide inhibitor a compound that inactivates an enzyme by undergoing part of its normal catalytic
(mechanism-based mechanism.
inhibitor)
tetrahydrofolate (THF) the coenzyme required by enzymes that catalyze a reaction that donates a group
containing a single carbon to its substrate.
thiamine pyrophosphate the coenzyme required by enzymes that catalyze a reaction that transfers an acyl
(TPP) group from one species to another.
transamination a reaction in which an amino group is transferred from one compound to another.
transimination the reaction of a primary amine with an imine to form a new imine and a primary
amine derived from the original imine.
vitamin a substance needed in small amounts for normal body function that the body
cannot synthesize or cannot synthesize in adequate amounts.
vitamin KH2 the coenzyme required by the enzyme that catalyzes the carboxylation of glutamate
side chains.