Table 1. Several cofactors contain both nucleotide and amino acid characteristicsa.
Cofactors | Full name | Descriptiona |
CoA | Coenzyme A | ADP-pantothenylcysteamine |
FAD | Flavin-adenine dinucleotide | Linked to lysine of proteins |
FMN | Riboflavin-5′-phosphate | Linked to cysteine of proteins |
SAM | S-adenosyl methionine | S-Adenosylmethionine |
Factor 420 | 8-hydroxy-5-deazaflavin | Flavinoid-linked (Glu)2 |
F390-A | Adenosine 5′-phosphate | Flavinoid-linked (Glu)2 |
F390-G | Guanosine 5′- phosphate | Flavinoid-linked (Glu)2 |