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ap⋅o⋅en⋅zyme

  [ap-oh-en-zahym]
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–noun Biochemistry.
the protein component that with a coenzyme forms a complete enzyme.
Origin:
1935–40; < F; see apo-, enzyme
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ap·o·en·zyme   (āp'ō-ěn'zīm)   
n.  The protein component of an enzyme, to which the coenzyme attaches to form an active enzyme.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: apo·en·zyme
Pronunciation: "ap-O-'en-"zIm
Function: noun
: a protein that forms an active enzyme system by combination with acoenzyme and determines the specificity of this system for a substrate
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apoenzyme ap·o·en·zyme (āp'ō-ěn'zīm)
n.
The protein component of an enzyme that combines with the coenzyme to form the active enzyme.

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apoenzyme   (āp'ō-ěn'zīm)  Pronunciation Key 
The protein component of an enzyme, to which the coenzyme attaches to form an active enzyme.
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