cofactor
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]cofactor (plural cofactors)
- A contributing factor.
- 1985 April 27, Christine Guilfoy, “HTLV-3 Test Availability Elicits Mixed Response”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- Although many believe HTLV-III plays a primary role in the development of AIDS, it is still unresolved how the virus works and what cofactors, if any, play a role.
- (biochemistry) A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function.
- (biochemistry) A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein.
- (mathematics) The result of a number being divided by one of its factors.
- (mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) The signed determinant of the submatrix produced by removing the row and column containing a specified element; primarily used in the recursive definition and calculation of the determinant of a matrix.
Synonyms
[edit]- (determinant of a submatrix): minor (unsigned)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]substance that must be present for an enzyme to function
Further reading
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]cofactor m (plural cofactores)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “cofactor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16