A holoenzyme can consist of:
A)an apoenzyme plus a cofactor
B)an apoenzyme plus a coenzyme
C)a protein and non-protein component
D)all of the above

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A holoenzyme is a complete, active enzyme that consists of both a protein component (the apoenzyme) and a non-protein component. The non-protein component can be a cofactor or a coenzyme depending on the specific enzyme. Therefore, holoenzymes can consist of apoenzyme plus cofactor or apoenzyme plus coenzyme, making options A and B correct. Therefore, the correct answer is D- all of the above.

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