Table 3.

Most Common Modulators, cofactors, and prosthetic groups of E. coli enzymes and Their Frequencies

A. Modulators (activators and inhibitors) B. Cofactors and prosthetic groups
Occurrence Name of modulator Activator Inhibitor Occurrence Name of compound Cofactor Prosthetic group
35Cu2+ •145Mg2+ ••
32ATP••48pyridoxal 5′-phosphate••
30Zn2+ ••33Mn2+ •
29AMP••31FAD••
26ADP••21Fe2+ ••
25EDTA••18Zn2+ ••
23 p-chloromercuribenzoate•16thiamine-pyrophosphate•
23pyrophosphate••11FMN••
22K+ ••10Co2+ •
22phosphate••9K+ •
20Hg2+ •6Mo2+ •
20Ca2+ ••5NAD••
19 N-ethylmaleimide••4protoheme•
16NAD••4Ni2+ ••
16iodoacetamide•4Ca2+ •
16coenzyme A•44Fe-4S center•
15Co2+ ••3NH4 + •
15Mg2+ ••3pyruvate•
15phosphoenolpyruvate••3siroheme•
14Fe2+ ••3cytochromec •
14GTP••2heme C•
14pyruvate••2B12 •
13 p-hydroxymercuribenzoate•2NADP•
13NADP•2Cu2+ •
12Mn2+ ••2biotin•
2Cd2+ •