Term Information

Accession

GO:0051186

Ontology

biological process

Synonyms

exact: cofactor metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving a cofactor, a substance that is required for the activity of an enzyme or other protein. Cofactors may be inorganic, such as the metal atoms zinc, iron, and copper in certain forms, or organic, in which case they are referred to as coenzymes. Cofactors may either be bound tightly to active sites or bind loosely with the substrate. [source: GOC:ai]

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Subset

• goslim_pir
• goslim_pombe
• goslim_yeast
• Unavailable

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External References

InterPro (3)

• IPR010722
• IPR017678
• IPR017680

JCVI_EGAD (1)

• cofactor

JCVI_TIGRFAMS (1)

• TIGR01290

Pfam (1)

• PF06968

SMART (1)

• SM00876

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