GlycolylCoA
Glycolyl-CoA is a molecule that plays a role in intermediary metabolism. It is an activated form of glycolate, a two-carbon compound. Glycolyl-CoA is formed through the action of the enzyme glycolate oxidase, which catalyzes the oxidation of glycolate to glyoxylate. This glyoxylate can then be converted to glycolyl-CoA by the enzyme glyoxylate carboligase, although other pathways may also exist.
The significance of glycolyl-CoA lies in its involvement in the photorespiration pathway, a metabolic process that
Beyond photorespiration, glycolyl-CoA has also been implicated in other metabolic processes. For example, it can be