endoenzyme

[ en-doh-en-zahym ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. an enzyme that functions within a cell.

Origin of endoenzyme

1

Words Nearby endoenzyme

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British Dictionary definitions for endoenzyme

endoenzyme

/ (ˌɛndəʊˈɛnzaɪm) /


noun
  1. any of a group of enzymes, esp endopeptidases, that act upon inner chemical bonds in a chain of molecules: Compare exoenzyme (def. 1)

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