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Pick the odd one out.

(a) Thiamine pyrophosphate

(b) FAD

(c) NAD

(d) Zinc

I had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Question is from Enzymes topic in section Enzymes of Enzyme Technology

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The correct option is (d) Zinc

To explain I would say: Zinc is the odd one out as it is the cofactor for enzymes such as carbonic anhydrase, alcohol dehydrogenase, carboxypeptidase A and B. Whereas thiamine pyrophosphate, FAD, NAD are coenzymes.

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