exoenzyme
[ ek-soh-en-zahym ]
/ ˌɛk soʊˈɛn zaɪm /
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.
Words nearby exoenzyme
exodontia, exodontics, exodontist, exodos, exodus, exoenzyme, exoergic, exoerythrocytic, exoerythrocytic stage, exogamy, exogastrula
Compare endoenzyme.
Also called ectoenzyme.
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British Dictionary definitions for exoenzyme
exoenzyme
/ (ˌɛksəʊˈɛnzaɪm) /
noun
any enzyme, esp an exopeptidase, that acts upon terminal chemical bonds in a chain of moleculesCompare endoenzyme
another name for ectoenzyme
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Medicine definitions for exoenzyme
exoenzyme
[ ĕk′sō-ĕn′zīm′ ]
n.
extracellular enzyme
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