Which of the following is a component of Coenzyme A?
3 Alanine
Glycine
Pyrrolysine
Selenocysteine
Ans. is 'a' i.e., 3 AlanineCoenzyme A is a carrier of acyl group. Hence it takes pa of fatty acid synthesis and fatty acid oxidationIt is formed from pantothenic acid and mercaptoethanolamine, Pantothenic acid is formed from pantoic acid and p alanine