Which one of the following statements is correct, with reference to enzymes?
- Apoenzyme = Holoenzyme + Coenzyme
- Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme
- Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme
- Holoenzyme = Coenzyme + Co-factor
Solution
The holoenzyme is a conjugated enzyme in which protein part is apoenzyme while non-protein is a cofactor.
Coenzyme is also organic compounds but their association with apoenzyme is only transient and serve as cofactors.
Asked in: NEET 2017