cofactor
The English word “cofactor” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A contributing factor.
- A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function.
- A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein.
- The result of a number being divided by one of its factors.
- The signed determinant of the submatrix produced by removing the row and column containing a specified element; primarily used in the recursive definition and calculation of the determinant of a matrix.
Etymology
From co- + factor.
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