Relatively few cofactors have so far been demonstrated to be essential for the intracellular development of erythrocytic stages of malarial parasites. Besides 4-aminobenzoic acid, presumably required for the synthesis of folates, these are biotin and pantothenate. The pantothenate is not used directly ...
and tissue repair) •Negative if breakdown exceeds synthesis (e.g., stress, burns, infection, or injury) 4.Hormonal controls •Anabolic hormones (GH, sex hormones) accelerate protein synthesis Dietary requirements •Rule of thumb: daily intake of 0.8 g per kg body weight Vitamins •...
Cofactor, a component, other than the protein portion, of many enzymes. If the cofactor is removed from a complete enzyme (holoenzyme), the protein component (apoenzyme) no longer has catalytic activity. A cofactor that is firmly bound to the apoenzyme a