What will happen when the cofactor is removed from the enzyme?

Question

What will happen when the cofactor is removed from the enzyme? (A) Catalytic activity of the enzyme is lost. (B) Enzyme preserves in a temporarily inactive state. (C) The substurate molecules are not closely related to enzymes molecules. (D) Both b and c

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When the cofactor is removed from the enzyme, catalytic activity of the enzyme is lost. Cofactors were defined as an additional substance apart from protein and substrate that is required for enzyme activity.

Q. What will happen when the cofactor is removed from the enzyme?

Catalytic activity of the enzyme is lost.

Enzyme preserves in a temporarily inactive state.

The substurate molecules are not closely related to enzymes molecules.

Both b and c

When the cofactor is removed from the enzyme, catalytic activity of the enzyme is lost. Cofactors were defined as an additional substance apart from protein and substrate that is required for enzyme activity.