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(B) Prosthetic groups are organic compounds and are distinguished from other cofactors in that they are tightly bound to the apoenzyme.Cofactors are n

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(B) Prosthetic groups are organic compounds and are distinguished from other cofactors in that they are tightly bound to the apoenzyme.Cofactors are non-protein constituents that are bound to the enzyme to make the enzyme catalytically active.Cofactors are of three types: $(1)$ Prosthetic groups,$(2)$ Coenzymes,and $(3)$ Metal ions.Since a prosthetic group is a specific type of cofactor,it is fundamentally a cofactor.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$A$. Prosthetic group	$1$. $NAD$
$B$. Cofactor	$2$. Haem
$C$. Coenzyme	$3$. $Zn^{2+}$ ion

By what other name is a prosthetic group known?

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