cofactor

As nouns the difference between cofactor and quinoprotein

is that cofactor is a contributing factor while quinoprotein is (protein) any of a class of proteins that have quinones as cofactors.

In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between cofactor and pyranopterin

is that cofactor is (biochemistry) a molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein while pyranopterin is (biochemistry) any of several enzymatic cofactors containing a pterin coordinated to a metal ion via sulfur atoms.

As nouns the difference between cofactor and pyranopterin

is that cofactor is a contributing factor while pyranopterin is (biochemistry) any of several enzymatic cofactors containing a pterin coordinated to a metal ion via sulfur atoms.

Prefactor is a related term of cofactor.

As nouns the difference between cofactor and prefactor

is that cofactor is a contributing factor while prefactor is a coefficient which precedes a given quantity in a mathematical formula.