In all living organisms, Coenzyme A is synthesized in a five-step process that requires four molecules of ATP, from pantothenate and cysteine: 1  Pantothenate (vitamin B5) is phosphorylated to 4'-phosphopantothenate by the enzyme pantothenate kinase (PanK; CoaA; CoaX)
Origin: From TARDIS, the time machine in British science-fiction TV programme Doctor Who. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: The TARDIS is a time machine and spacecraft in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who and its associated spin-offs. A TARDIS is a product of the advanced technology of the Time Lords, an extraterrestrial civilisation to which the programme's central character, the Doctor, belongs.
Tartan is a type of woven cloth. Plaid is the part of the Scottish traditional costume that is draped over the shoulder. However, plain and tartan are used interchangeably in the world today of textile and fabrics, to refer to cloths featuring crisscross patterns.