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APOENZYME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apoenzyme mean?
• APOENZYME (noun)
The noun APOENZYME has 1 sense:
1. a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme
Familiarity information: APOENZYME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("apoenzyme" is a kind of...):
protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)
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