3'-Dephosphocoenzyme A is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of coenzyme A from pantothenic acid .1 It is phosphorylated by CoA synthase in humans to form CoA. 3'-Dephosphocoenzyme A can be used as a transcription initiator in the synthesis of CoA-RNA by in vitro transcription.2,3
References
1. Leonardi, R., Zhang, Y.M., Rock, C.O., et al. Coenzyme A: Back in action. Prog. Lipid Res. 44(2-3), 125-153 (2005).
2. Huang, F. Efficient incorporation of CoA, NAD and FAD into RNA by in vitro transcription. Nucleic Acids Res. 31(3), e8 (2003).
3. Sapkota, K., and Huang, F. Efficient one-pot enzymatic synthesis of dephospho coenzyme A. Bioorg. Chem. 76, 23-27 (2018).