Definition of Apoenzyme

1. Noun. A protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme.

Generic synonyms: Protein

Definition of Apoenzyme

1. Noun. (enzyme) An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Apoenzyme

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Apoenzyme

1. An enzyme without its cofactor. See: apoprotein. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apoenzyme

apodixis
apodization
apodizations
apodize
apodized
apodizer
apodizers
apodizes
apodizing
apodoses
apodosis
apodotic
apodous
apods
apoenzyme (current term)
apoenzymes
apoferment
apoferments
apoferritin
apoferritins
apofocus
apogaeic
apogalactic
apogalacticon
apogametic
apogamia
apogamic
apogamies
apogamous

Literary usage of Apoenzyme

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"At present it is not known whether TI tyrosinase apoenzyme migrates with the complete TI metalloprotein or is located at some other site in the gel. ..."

2. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... sudden noise is made near the ear. cof acton a non-protein chemical that is not an enzyme in its own right but must be present for an apoenzyme (ie, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Apoenzyme on Dictionary.com!Search for Apoenzyme on Thesaurus.com!Search for Apoenzyme on Google!Search for Apoenzyme on Wikipedia!

Search