Substrate vs Cofactor - What's the difference?
substrate | cofactor |
(biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
(biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.
An underlying layer; a substratum.
(linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
(plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
(construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
(obsolete) To strew or lay under.
* Boyle
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
As nouns the difference between substrate and cofactor
is that substrate is while cofactor is a contributing factor.substrate
English
Noun
(en noun)- The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
- The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.
- Stream substrate affects fish longevity.
Verb
(substrat)- The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.