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exoenzyme

[ ek-soh-en-zahym ]
/ ˌɛk soʊˈɛn zaɪm /

noun Biochemistry.

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

Nearby words

exodontia, exodontics, exodontist, exodos, exodus, exoenzyme, exoergic, exoerythrocytic, exoerythrocytic stage, exogamous, exogamy
Compare endoenzyme.

Origin of exoenzyme

First recorded in 1920–25; exo- + enzyme
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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