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Metabolism
Enzyme Helpers: Metals, Vitamins, and More
Description
Enzyme helpers are needed for many enzymes to work properly. These helpers fall into two groups: cofactors and coenzymes. Cofactors are metallic ions, while coenzymes are non-protein organic molecules. Both can be tightly bound to an enzyme or attach only when the substrate binds.
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- [Instructor] En muchos casos, las enzimas requieren
moléculas adicionales, llamadas cofactores, para funcionar.
Estas moléculas auxiliares pueden clasificarse como
iones metálicos o moléculas orgánicas no proteicas.
Por ejemplo, durante el primer paso de la glycólisis,
el de magnesio cof...
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