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mikeee mikeee
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11 years ago
what is the difference between a coenzyme and a cofactor?
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11 years ago
A coenzyme is an enzyme with a prosthetic group, a permanently bound member, that is organic.  With a cofactor, the permanently bound member is inorganic.
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11 years ago
A CO-ENZYME is a small organic non-protein MOLECULE that carries chemical groups between enzymes while a

CO-FACTOR is a non-protein CHEMICAL COMPOUND that is bound tightly to an enzyme and is required for catalysis.
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