alleryStart learning →How do prosthetic groups differ from other cofactors?
AThey are inorganic metal ions
BThey bind only for a moment
CThey are made of amino acids
DThey bind tightly to the enzyme
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. They bind tightly to the enzyme
Prosthetic groups are organic cofactors held tightly to the apoenzyme, unlike transiently bound coenzymes.
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