exoenzyme

American

[ek-soh-en-zahym] / ˌɛk soʊˈɛn zaɪm /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

exoenzyme British

/ ˌɛksəʊˈɛnzaɪm /

noun

any enzyme, esp an exopeptidase, that acts upon terminal chemical bonds in a chain of molecules Compare endoenzyme
another name for ectoenzyme

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Etymology

Origin of exoenzyme

First recorded in 1920–25; exo- + enzyme

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Pirhonen, M., Flego, D., Heikinheimo, R. & Palva, E. T. A small diffusible signal molecule is responsible for the global control of virulence and exoenzyme production in the plant pathogen Erwinia carotovora.

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