Cofactor

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Cofactor

Description

A cofactor is 'an organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group)' (IUPAC definition)..


Reference: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do;jsessionid=47DC88E66839C228E98E0B5BE61EBE0C?chebiId=CHEBI%3A23357






MitoPedia topics: Enzyme, Substrate and metabolite 

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