cofactor

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A contributing factor.
    — 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.
  2. A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function.
  3. A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein.
  4. The result of a number being divided by one of its factors.
  5. 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.

词形变化

cofactors plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cofactor expansion cofactor matrix metallocofactor procofactor

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Latin co-der.
English co-
English factor
English cofactor
From co- + factor.
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