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What are prosthetic groups?

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Prosthetic groups are glued tight! Think of them as permanent hardware fixtures built directly into the enzyme, like the heme ring in a cytochrome.

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They are loosely bound to proteins \
They are tightly associated with enzymes \
They catalyze an enzymatic reaction \
They are tightly bound to lipids

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