Below is a list of some of the important compounds which play essential roles in biochemical reactions. Some also have links to the structure and an example of a mechansism of their involvment in chemical reactions.
The 3D structures of a large variety of biologically important small molecules as well as their PDB format files can be found at the Klothos web link.
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a Amino Acids (all L) |
Cofactors and coenzymes |
Aspartic acid ASP D |
S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) |
Asparagine ASN N |
NAD+, NADH, NADP+, NADPH |
Glutamic acid GLU E |
ATP, ADP, AMP |
Glutamine GLN Q |
Coenzyme A (CoA) |
Lysine LYS K |
acetylCoA |
Arginine ARG R |
biotin |
Tryptophan TRP W |
thiamine |
Tyrosine TYR Y |
pyrodoxal phosphate (PLP) |
Phenylalanine PHE F |
FAD, FADH2, FMN, FMNH2, riboflavin |
Proline PRO P |
lipoic acid |
Histidine HIS H |
tetrahydofolic acid (THF) |
Alanine ALA A |
ubiquinone |
Leucine LEU L |
creatine phosphate |
Isoleucine ILE I |
Fe-protoporphyrin IX (heme) |
Valine VAL V |
cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) |
Threonine THR T |
chlorophyll a |
Serine SER S |
Nucleic acids |
Methionine MET M |
uracil U |
Cysteine CYS C |
adenine A |
Glycine GLY G |
cytosine C |
Cystine |
guanine G |
Carbohydrates, Carboxylic acids |
thymine T |
D-ribose |
nucleotides and nucleoside of the above |
D-glucose |
Important linkages |
D-fructose |
peptide, amide |
D-fructose-6-phosphate |
thioester |
D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate |
phosphodiester |
sucrose |
glycosidic |
D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate |
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dihydroxyacetone phosphate |
biochemical pathways |
phosphoenol pyruvate |
glycolysis |
pyruvate |
Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle |
lactate |
oxidative phosphorylation |
citrate |
calvin cycle |
cis-aconitate |
photosynthesis |
2R-3S isocitrate |
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acetic acid |
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a-ketoglutarate |
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succinate |
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malate |
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fumarate |
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ascorbate |
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oxaloacetate |
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