Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 4MCQ
Many coenzymes are
- a. metals.
- b. vitamins.
- c. proteins.
- d. substrates.
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