Cofactor

high-resolution terminology - matching measurements at high-resolution

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

Bioblast links: Substrates and cofactors - >>>>>>> - Click on [Expand] or [Collapse] - >>>>>>>

Substrate

» Substrate

» Product

» Substrates as electron donors

» Cellular substrates

» MitoPedia: Substrates and metabolites

» Substrate-uncoupler-inhibitor titration

Cofactor

» Cofactor

» Coenzyme, cosubstrate

» Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

» Coenzyme Q2

» Prosthetic group

» Flavin adenine dinucleotide

Referennces

» Gnaiger E (2023) Complex II ambiguities ― FADH2 in the electron transfer system. MitoFit Preprints 2023.3.v6. https://doi.org/10.26124/mitofit:2023-0003.v6

MitoPedia topics: Enzyme, Substrate and metabolite