what is the purpose of adding coenzyme a to form acetyl coa if it is just cleaved off in the first step of the krebs cycle
Acetyl coenzyme A or acetyl-CoA is a molecule that participates in many biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.[1] Its main function is to deliver the acetyl group to the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) to be oxidized for energy production. Coenzyme A (CoASH or CoA) consists of a Î²-mercaptoethylamine group linked to the vitamin pantothenic acid through an amide linkage.