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What is the difference between a cofactor and a coenzyme?
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Coenzymes are biochemical products of a cell that are required for some process - they are a protein product of DNA transcription.

Cofactors are external products brought into a cell that bind to an enzyme and help it do its job.  Cofactors are often metal ions.
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