cofactor en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin factorbor. Middle French facteurbor. ▲ Latin factorbor. Anglo-Norman factourbor. Middle English factour English factor English cofactor From co- + factor.
Meanings
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A contributing factor.
Although many believe HTLV-III plays a primary role in the development of AIDS, it is still unresolved how the virus works and what cofactors, if any, play a role.
1985 April 27, Christine Guilfoy, “HTLV-3 Test Availability Elicits Mixed Response”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- A substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function.
- A molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein.
- The result of a number being divided by one of its factors.
- (of a matrix) The signed determinant of the submatrix produced by removing the row and column containing a specified element; primarily used in the recursive definition and calculation of the determinant of a matrix.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cofactors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cofactor matrix · metallocofactor · procofactor · cofactor expansion
Synonyms
minor (determinant of a submatrix)
Translations (9)
tl kakabuo (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · pl kofaktor (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · es cofactor (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · ja 補因子 (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · fi kofaktori (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · tr kofaktör (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · cmn 輔因子 /辅因子 (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · hu kofaktor (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function) · kk кофактор (substance that must be present for an enzyme to function)