Associations to the word «Cofactor»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

COFACTOR, noun. A substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King