Cofactors, Coenzymes, Vitamins

Question 1

What are Coenzymes?

Answer 1

Organic carrier molecules which do not interact with the enzyme or the reaction

Question 2

What kind of molecules are Coenzymes?

Answer 2

Carbon based molecules

Question 3

What is an example of a coenzyme?

Answer 3

Carrier molecules, which hold onto things to help catalysis run smoothly

Question 4

What is an example of a carrier molecule?

Answer 4

NADH - carries electrons

Question 5

What are cofactors?

Answer 5

They help the reaction be more efficient by participating in catalytic mechanism

Question 6

What is an example of a cofactor?

Answer 6

Mg2+, which work with DNA Pol

Question 7

How does Mg2+ help DNA Pol be efficient?

Answer 7

It acts along negatively-charged DNA and stabilizes DNA

Question 8

Vitamins are examples of

Answer 8

Organic cofactors and coenzymes

Question 9

Vitamin B3 is a precursor for

Answer 9

NAD

Question 10

Minerals are examples of

Answer 10

Cofactors

Question 11

Mg2+ is a cofactor for

Answer 11

DNA Pol

Question 12

Ca2+ is a cofactor for

Answer 12

Bone and teeth