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apoenzyme

 
Dictionary: ap·o·en·zyme   (ăp'ō-ĕn'zīm) pronunciation
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The protein component of an enzyme, to which the coenzyme attaches to form an active enzyme.


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Food and Nutrition: apoenzyme
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The protein part of an enzyme which requires a coenzyme for activity, and is therefore inactive if the coenzyme is absent. See also coenzyme; enzyme activation; prosthetic group.

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(ăp'ō-ĕn'zīm)
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The protein component of an enzyme that combines with the coenzyme to form the active enzyme.

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The protein component of an enzyme that requires the presence of the prosthetic group (cofactor) to form the functioning enzyme.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme


 
 

 

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