exoenzyme

[ ek-soh-en-zahym ]

/ ˌɛk soʊˈɛn zaɪm /

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noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.

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Also called ectoenzyme.

Compare endoenzyme.

Origin of exoenzyme

First recorded in 1920–25; exo- + enzyme

Words nearby exoenzyme

exodontia, exodontics, exodontist, exodos, exodus, exoenzyme, exoergic, exoerythrocytic, exoerythrocytic stage, ex off., ex officio

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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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Medical definitions for exoenzyme

exoenzyme

[ ĕk′sō-ĕn′zīm′ ]

extracellular enzyme