coenzyme
Type: molecule Aliases: coenzymes
Systems Analogy
A physical adapter attachment necessary for a tool to connect and lock onto a component.
A non-protein organic cofactor required by specific enzymes to carry out catalytic activities, often acting as transport shuttles.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Coenzymes are transient carriers of specific functional groups."