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Metabolism: Built on stable catalysts

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Coenzymes serve as the catalytic core in many metabolic reactions, but despite their extensive use and intrinsic chemical reactivity, they are remarkably stable.

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Figure 1: The role of coenzymes in enzyme-catalysed reactions.

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Nielsen, J. Metabolism: Built on stable catalysts. Nat Microbiol 2, 17085 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.85

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