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<p>A <b>cofactor</b> is a non-protein <a href="page.php?w=chemical_compound">chemical compound</a> or <a href="page.php?w=Metal_ions_in_aqueous_solution">metallic ion</a> that is required for an <a href="page.php?w=enzyme">enzyme</a>'s role as a <a href="page.php?w=catalysis">catalyst</a>. Cofactors can be considered "helper molecules" that assist in <a href="page.php?w=Biochemistry">biochemical</a> transformations. The rates at which these happen are characterized in an area of study called <a href="page.php?w=enzyme_kinetics">enzyme kinetics</a>.</p><p>
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