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Cofactor Definitions:
Nonprotein component of an enzyme; it is required for catalytic activity.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
A non-protein component of an enzyme (often a metal ion) essential for its normal functioning.
Essential Microbiology by Stuart Hogg
Cofactor Notes:
Cofactors are coenzymes or metal ions, are organic or inorganic chemicals that help enzymes during the catalysis of reactions. Coenzymes are non-protein and organic molecules that are derived from vitamins that are soluble in water by phosphorylation; they bind apoenzyme to proteins to create an active holoenzyme
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