Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1994

Abstract

For enzymes which require non-protein components to be functionally active, it is generally accepted that the term holoenzyme refers to the complete catalytic entity which consists of a protein part known as the apoenzyme and a non-protein constituent. The terms used for the functionally required non-protein constituents however, are ambiguous and differ from one commonly used biochemistry textbook to another. In certain textbooks, any associative non-protein factor required for the enzymatic function is termed coenzyme. The coenzyme may eitherbe a prosthetic group — the tightly bound coenzyme, or a cofactor — the loosely bound small organic or inorganic molecule.

Keywords

Molecular Medicine

Publication Title

Biochemical Education

ISSN

1879-1468

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

22

Issue

2

Additional Information

Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

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