Prosthetic

Heme is the non polypeptide component, it is not one atom so can therefore be described as a heme group. It is a prosthetic group which is bound to a protein but not a protein molecule itself. Don't get too hung up what to call it call it a "heme" or a "heme group".

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... You don't need to put the word "group" on the end of it for it to mean the same thing. Hence when it says "heme is a prosthetic group" it could also say, "a heme group is a prosthetic group" it all means the same.

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... enzyme activty by binding divalent metal cations EDTA binds metal ions through amine and carboxyl groups. However, i don't think papain has metal prosthetic groups. You can look that up and you will have your answer. When acid is added to the rxn: ethanol + Nad+ <--> acetaldehyde + NADH ...

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Activators is an inorganic substances that bind temporary to the allosteric sites of the enzymes and enable it to function more effeciently. Prosthetic group can referred to be heme that bind permanently to the haemoglobin and let the haemoglobin to function effeciently in carrying oxygen ang ...

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... proteins), extracting and storing type I collagen (a material present in all tissues), and spinning collagen into fibers that can be woven into prosthetic fabrics . The company: received two patents for technologies related to the ATP project: “Apparatus and Method for Spinning and Processing ...

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