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thiamine pyrophosphate
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Noun1.thiamine pyrophosphate - a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle
cocarboxylase
coenzyme - a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes
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In the body it is present in the form of thiamine diphosphate, a coenzyme that assists in the decarboxylation of pyruvate as part of the citric acid cycle, otherwise known as the Krebs Cycle, that takes place in the mitochondria and is responsible for the generation of energy through aerobic respiration.
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