APOENZYME | • apoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor. • APOENZYME n. a protein component which combines with a coenzyme. |
APOENZYMES | • apoenzymes n. Plural of apoenzyme. • APOENZYME n. a protein component which combines with a coenzyme. |
COENZYME | • coenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme. • COENZYME n. a nonprotein organic molecule that bonds with a specific enzyme. |
COENZYMES | • coenzymes n. Plural of coenzyme. • COENZYME n. a nonprotein organic molecule that bonds with a specific enzyme. |
ECTOENZYME | • ectoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell. • ECTOENZYME n. an exoenzyme, an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
ECTOENZYMES | • ectoenzymes n. Plural of ectoenzyme. • ECTOENZYME n. an exoenzyme, an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
ENDOENZYME | • endoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that functions within the cell in which it was generated. • ENDOENZYME n. an enzyme that functions inside the cell. |
ENDOENZYMES | • endoenzymes n. Plural of endoenzyme. • ENDOENZYME n. an enzyme that functions inside the cell. |
ENZYME | • enzyme n. (Biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction. • enzyme n. (Christianity) leavened bread, as opposed to azyme. • ENZYME n. a complex protein that acts as a catalyst, also ENZYM. |
ENZYMES | • enzymes n. Plural of enzyme. • ENZYME n. a complex protein that acts as a catalyst, also ENZYM. |
EXOENZYME | • exoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell. • EXOENZYME n. an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
EXOENZYMES | • exoenzymes n. Plural of exoenzyme. • EXOENZYME n. an enzyme that functions outside the cell producing it. |
HOLOENZYME | • holoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) A haloenzyme. • HOLOENZYME n. an enzyme which has a protein and nonprotein ingredient. |
HOLOENZYMES | • holoenzymes n. Plural of holoenzyme. • HOLOENZYME n. an enzyme which has a protein and nonprotein ingredient. |
ISOENZYME | • isoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have different structures… • ISOENZYME n. one of several variants of the same enzyme occurring within a single species, also ISOZYME. |
ISOENZYMES | • isoenzymes n. Plural of isoenzyme. • ISOENZYME n. one of several variants of the same enzyme occurring within a single species, also ISOZYME. |
MULTIENZYME | • multienzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any protein having two or more catalytic functions. • multienzyme adj. Containing multiple enzymes. • MULTIENZYME adj. composed of or involving two or more enzymes that function in a biosynthetic pathway. |
MULTIENZYMES | • multienzymes n. Plural of multienzyme. |
PROENZYME | • proenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen. • PROENZYME n. an enzyme in an inactive form which can be activated, often by another enzyme. |
PROENZYMES | • proenzymes n. Plural of proenzyme. • PROENZYME n. an enzyme in an inactive form which can be activated, often by another enzyme. |