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exoenzyme

[ ek-soh-en-zahym ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.

exoenzyme

/ ˌɛksəʊˈɛnzaɪm /

noun

  1. any enzyme, esp an exopeptidase, that acts upon terminal chemical bonds in a chain of molecules Compare endoenzyme
  2. another name for ectoenzyme

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exoenzyme1

First recorded in 1920–25; exo- + enzyme

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