FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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Term

coenzyme A biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0015937 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of coenzyme A, 3'-phosphoadenosine-(5')diphospho(4')pantatheine, an acyl carrier in many acylation and acyl-transfer reactions in which the intermediate is a thiol ester.[ ISBN:0198547684 ]

Also Known As

"CoA biosynthesis" ; "coenzyme A anabolism" ; "coenzyme A biosynthesis" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
coenzyme A biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| coenzyme A biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

nucleoside phosphate metabolic process
 |__coenzyme A metabolic process_____________________
 |__nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic process________|
sulfur compound metabolic process                    |
 |__coenzyme A metabolic process_____________________|
 |__sulfur compound biosynthetic process_____________|
biosynthetic process                                 |
 |__sulfur compound biosynthetic process_____________|
 |__purine-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
nucleobase-containing compound biosynthetic process  |
 |__nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic process________|
purine-containing compound metabolic process         |
 |__coenzyme A metabolic process_____________________|
 |__purine-containing compound biosynthetic process__|
organophosphate biosynthetic process                 |
 |__nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic process________|
                                                     coenzyme A biosynthetic process  6 rec.
                                                      |__regulation of coenzyme A biosynthetic process

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Is a	coenzyme A metabolic process sulfur compound biosynthetic process purine-containing compound biosynthetic process nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"CoA biosynthesis" EXACT "coenzyme A anabolism" EXACT "coenzyme A biosynthesis" EXACT "coenzyme A formation" EXACT "coenzyme A synthesis" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	MetaCyc:COA-PWY MetaCyc:COA-PWY-1 MetaCyc:PANTOSYN-PWY MetaCyc:PWY-4221 MetaCyc:PWY-7851 MetaCyc:PWY-8342 MetaCyc:PWY8J2-29 Reactome:R-HSA-196783 "Coenzyme A biosynthesis"