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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin