prosthetic group

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The non-amino acid portion of a conjugated protein. Examples include cofactors such as flavines or cytochromes as well as lipids and polysaccharides, which are the prosthetic groups of lipoproteins and glycoproteins, respectively.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 163 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'prosthetic group' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04893 RIS BibTex EndNote
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