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Category:GO:0051186 ! cofactor metabolic process
name: cofactor metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways involving a cofactor, a substance that is required for the activity of an enzyme or other protein. Cofactors may be inorganic, such as the metal atoms zinc, iron, and copper in certain forms, or organic, in which case they are referred to as coenzymes. Cofactors may either be bound tightly to active sites or bind loosely with the substrate." [GOC:ai]
subset: goslim_generic
subset: goslim_pir
subset: goslim_pombe
subset: goslim_yeast
subset: gosubset_prok
synonym: "cofactor metabolism" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0044237 ! cellular metabolic process
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