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.
It's an acronym for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space.. The TARDIS originally had the ability to transform its outer appearance to blend into the surroundings of whatever planet during whatever time period it landed, but the TARDIS on the show is broken and only appears as an old London police telephone booth.t's an acronym for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space.. The TARDIS originally had the ability to transform its outer appearance to blend into the surroundings of whatever planet during whatever time period it landed, but the TARDIS on the show is broken and only appears as an old London police telephone booth.