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Cofactor vs Quinoprotein - What's the difference?

cofactor | quinoprotein |

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.

cofactor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a contributing factor
  • (biochemistry) a substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function
  • (biochemistry) a molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein
  • (mathematics) the result of a number being divided by one of its factors

    • quinoprotein

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a class of proteins that have quinones as cofactors