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Pimeloyl-CoA is a biotin precursor of Escherichia coli. Pimeloyl-CoA can be used for the research of the pathway of de novo biotin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli[1].

ChEBI: An omega carboxyacyl-CoA that is the S-pimeloyl derivative of coenzyme A.

[1] Ifuku O, et al. Origin of carbon atoms of biotin. 13C-NMR studies on biotin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Eur J Biochem. 1994 Mar 1;220(2):585-91. DOI:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1994.tb18659.x