thiamine pyrophosphate

Definitions of thiamine pyrophosphate
  1. noun
    a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle
    synonyms: cocarboxylase
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    type of:
    coenzyme
    a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes
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