title: Evolution of the coenzymes.
abstract: The biosyntheses of the coenzymes exhibit various characteristics consistent with the idea that coenzymes evolved from very simple beginning through a succession of symbiotic unions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003067:Coenzymes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D008433:Mathematics; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D003067:Coenzymes; D008670:Metals