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macroenzyme

macroenzyme noun: an enzyme of macromolecular size due to unusual biopolymerization or immune complexing, such as when a normal enzyme is protein-bound, typically by immunoglobulins (antibodies); macroenzymes by themselves are not always pathophysiologic or pathogenic, but their occurrence is increased in certain diseases (their formation is encouraged by some pathogenetic processes).

Noun

macroenzyme (plural macroenzymes)

  1. An enzyme of macromolecular size due to unusual biopolymerization or immune complexing, such as when a normal enzyme is protein-bound, typically by immunoglobulins (antibodies); macroenzymes by themselves are not always pathophysiologic or pathogenic, but their occurrence is increased in certain diseases (their formation is encouraged by some pathogenetic processes).
    • Macroenzymes are serum enzymes that have a higher molecular mass than the corresponding enzyme normally found in serum under physiologic or pathophysiologic conditions. Although no evidence convincingly indicates that macroenzymes cause disease or necessitate treatment, some patients with...1993, Galasso PJ, Litin SC, O'Brien JF, “The macroenzymes: a clinical review”, in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, volume 68, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, pages 349–354

Forms of macroenzyme

pluralmacroenzymes

Origin of macroenzyme

From macro- + enzyme.

Questions about macroenzyme

What does macroenzyme mean?
Macroenzyme means an enzyme of macromolecular size due to unusual biopolymerization or immune complexing, such as when a normal enzyme is protein-bound, typically by immunoglobulins (antibodies); macroenzymes by themselves are not always pathophysiologic or pathogenic, but their occurrence is increased in certain diseases (their formation is encouraged by some pathogenetic processes).
What part of speech is macroenzyme?
Macroenzyme is a noun.
What is the plural of macroenzyme?
The plural of macroenzyme is macroenzymes.

Words near macroenzyme in the dictionary

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  2. macroencephaly
  3. macroenvironment
  4. macroenvironmental
  5. macroenvironments
  6. macroenzyme
  7. macroenzymes
  8. macroepibenthic
  9. macroepidemiological
  10. macroepidemiology
  11. macroepithelial

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