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What is Metalloproteins?

Also known as: metalloprotein · metalloenzyme · cofactor

Definition 24.1 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 24 — Bioinorganic Chemistry

A metalloprotein is a protein that contains bound metal ions; a metalloenzyme is one that catalyses a reaction. A cofactor is a non-protein species, a metal ion or a small molecule, bound to a protein and needed for its activity.

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