What is the main difference between an enzyme cofactor and a coenzyme?

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Adam B Shapiro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cofactor_(biochemistry)

Engelbert Buxbaum

The decision tree in the following graph should help. Note, however, that not all people use the same stringency. The graph is from doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19920-7_4

Frederic Lepretre

google image sometimes give some sens to few words.

try it and see the differences between both parts.

fred