apoenzyme

noun apo·en·zyme \ˌa-pō-ˈen-ˌzīm\

Definition of APOENZYME

: a protein that forms an active enzyme system by combination with a coenzyme and determines the specificity of this system for a substrate

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1936

Medical Dictionary

noun apo·en·zyme \ˌap-ō-ˈen-ˌzīm\

: a protein that forms an active enzyme system by combination with a coenzyme and determines the specificity of this system for a substrate

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