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cofactor

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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).

Synonyms: cofactor, cofactors

Term info

Subsets

3_STAR

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

id

CHEBI:23357

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl