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                 A. Acetyl CoA

                                                            CH
                   Acetate                                      3

                                                            C    O
                                 Thioester bond
                                                            S

                                                            CH
                   Cysteamine                                   2

                                                            CH  2

                                                      H     N
                                 Acid–amide
                                 bond
                                                            C    O

                                                            CH
                   β-Alanine                                    2

                                                            CH  2

                                                      H     N
                                 Acid–
                                 amide bond
                                                            C    O

                                                      H     C    OH
                   Pantoinate
                                                   H C      C    CH   3     Van der Waals model
                                                     3

                                                            CH  2
                                 Phosphoric acid
                                 ester bond                 O

                                                      O     P    O

                   Phosphate
                                 Phosphoric acid
                                 anhydride bond             O                    NH  2
                                                      O     P    O
                                                                       N
                   Phosphate                                                          N
                                 Phosphoric acid            O    HC
                                 ester bond
                                                            CH  2      N         N              Adenine


                   Ribose                                        O
                                                              H     H
                                                                                N-glycosidic bond
                                                            H          H
                                 Phosphoric acid
                                 ester bond                   O     OH

                                                         O     P    O

                   Phosphate                                  O                  Energy-rich bond

                                                                                 Chiral centers



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