Assertion: Coenzymes serve as co-factors in a number of different enzyme catalyzed reactions.
Reason: Coenzymes and prosthetic groups are cofactors.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Correct option: (b)
Explanation:
Cofactor may be inorganic or organic in nature. Organic cofactors are of two types, coenzymes and prosthetic groups. Coenzymes are easily separable nonprotein organic cofactors. Prosthetic groups are non-protein organic cofactors firmly attached to apoenzymes (protein part of enzyme).