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apoenzyme

apoenzyme noun: an inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.

Noun

apoenzyme (plural apoenzymes)

  1. An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.
    • The use of chemical reagents as enzyme inhibitors has yielded information concerning the mechanism of inhibition and the role in catalysis played by active groups on the protein apoenzyme, the coenzyme, or the metal component.1957 January, I.W. Sizer, “Chemical aspects of enzyme inhibition”, in Science, volume 125, number 3237, →DOI, →PMID, page 54

apoenzyme meaning in Tamil

apoenzyme in Tamil

பகுதிப் புரத நொதி, அப்போநோதிப்பி

Forms of apoenzyme

pluralapoenzymes

Origin of apoenzyme

From apo- + enzyme.

Questions about apoenzyme

What does apoenzyme mean?
Apoenzyme means an inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.
What is apoenzyme in Tamil?
Apoenzyme in Tamil is பகுதிப் புரத நொதி, அப்போநோதிப்பி. See Apoenzyme meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is apoenzyme?
Apoenzyme is a noun.
What is the plural of apoenzyme?
The plural of apoenzyme is apoenzymes.

Words near apoenzyme in the dictionary

  1. apodyopsis
  2. apodyteria
  3. apodyterium
  4. apodyteriums
  5. apoenzymatic
  6. apoenzyme
  7. apoenzymes
  8. apoetical
  9. apofenchene
  10. apoferment
  11. apoferments

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