A report on Cofactor (biochemistry)
Non-protein chemical compound or metallic ion that is required for an enzyme's role as a catalyst .
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Adenylate kinase
0 linksPhosphotransferase enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of the various adenosine phosphates (ATP, ADP, and AMP).
Phosphotransferase enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of the various adenosine phosphates (ATP, ADP, and AMP).
A magnesium cofactor is also required, essential for increasing the electrophilicity of the phosphate on AMP, though this magnesium ion is only held in the active pocket by electrostatic interactions and dissociates easily.
Bioinorganic chemistry
1 linksField that examines the role of metals in biology.
Field that examines the role of metals in biology.
These metals are used as protein cofactors and signalling molecules.
Tryptophan tryptophylquinone
0 linksTryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ) is an enzyme cofactor, generated by posttranslational modification of amino acids within the protein.
Thalassiosira weissflogii
0 linksSpecies of centric diatoms, a unicellular microalga.
Species of centric diatoms, a unicellular microalga.
If zinc is deficient in the environment, the diatom switches to a different version of carbonic anhydrase enzyme, which uses cadmium instead of zinc as a cofactor.
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
0 linksGerman-born Swedish biochemist.
German-born Swedish biochemist.
Harden discovered that the enzyme zymase, discovered by Eduard Buchner, only produces fermentation in interaction with the coenzyme cozymase.