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ec⋅to⋅en⋅zyme

  [ek-toh-en-zahym]
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–noun Biochemistry.
exoenzyme.
Origin:
ecto- + enzyme

ex⋅o⋅en⋅zyme

  [ek-soh-en-zahym]
–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.
Also called ectoenzyme.
Compare endoenzyme.

Origin:
1920–25; exo- + enzyme
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Main Entry: ec·to·en·zyme
Pronunciation: "ek-tO-'en-"zIm
Function: noun
: an enzyme acting outside the cell

Main Entry: exo·en·zyme
Pronunciation: "ek-sO-'en-"zIm
Function: noun
: an extracellular enzyme —compare ENDOENZYME
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ectoenzyme ec·to·en·zyme (ěk'tō-ěn'zīm)
n.

  1. An enzyme situated on the outer surface of a cell's membrane so that its active site is available to the exterior environment of the cell.

  2. Extracellular enzyme.

exoenzyme ex·o·en·zyme (ěk'sō-ěn'zīm')
n.
See extracellular enzyme.

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