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Who discovered the coenzymes?

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James Sumner
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Fritz Lipmann
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Mayerhoff
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Eduard Buchner
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Solution

The correct option is B Fritz Lipmann
  • Coenzymes are small organic molecules that can be loosely or tightly bound to an enzyme.
  • Tightly bound coenzymes can be called as prosthetic groups. Coenzymes were discovered by Fritz Lipmann.
  • His work on the coenzyme was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, in 1953, for his discovery of coenzyme A and its importance for intermediary metabolism.
    Hence, option B is the answer.

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