They are all metabolic enzymes and they are all intricately involved in the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) of energy production for the body. That is where the similarity ends. Coenzyme-A has over 100 critical functions in the human body and is known as the most active metabolic enzyme in the human body.
ANALOGY: Coenzyme 1 (NADH/Enada) is the "spark plug" to the TCA cycle of energy production. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) would be considered the "oxygenation" of that process, while Coenzyme-A is the "ignition switch" to the whole process of energy production.
Many people know that Coenzyme Q10 and Coenzyme 1 (NADH) are important enzymes, but the bottom line is that Coenzyme-A is actually more important because it is required to initiate the chemical reactions that involve the utilization of Coenzyme Q10 and Coenzyme 1. If Coenzyme-A is not available in sufficient amounts then the human body cannot utilize Coenzyme Q10, Coenzyme 1 and many of the other nutrients the body needs to stay healthy.
SPECIAL NOTE: Coenzyme Q10 and Coenzyme 1 (NADH) are the actual enzyme molecule. Our Coenzyme ATM product is Acetyl Coenzyme A ModulatorsTM Precursor Formula.
The benefit of our Acetyl Coenzyme A ModulatorsTM Precursor Formula is that it provides a balanced combination of components that are used by the cells of the body to manufacture and utilize Coenzyme-A. We developed this nutraceutical formula because there are no food sources for Coenzyme-A as a chemical compound. The cells of the body manufacture Coenzyme-A from ATP, cysteine, and pantothenic acid. All three of these Coenzyme-A components must be provided by way of the foods or synthetic dietary supplements digested by the body. At this time, Coenzyme-A is not commercially available in the form of a one compound synthetic dietary supplement. Further, it is doubtful that a compound of Coenzyme-A would be an effective dietary supplement because the digestive process would break such a compound back down into its components before it entered the bloodstream. Coenzyme-A is not manufactured during the digestive process, it is manufactured in the cells of the body! This is why the nutraceutical formulas offered by Coenzyme-A Technologies Inc.TM are based upon a balanced combination of components that are used by the cells of the body to manufacture and utilize Coenzyme-A.