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/ek'soh en"zuym/, n. Biochem.an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it. Also called ectoenzyme. Cf. endoenzyme.[1920-25; EXO- + ENZYME]
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exoenzyme — SYN: extracellular enzyme. * * * exo·en·zyme .ek sō en .zīm n an extracellular enzyme compare ENDOENZYME * * * n. an enzyme that acts outside the cell that produced it. Examples of exoenzymes are the digestive enzymes. * * * exo·en·zyme… … Medical dictionary
exoenzyme — n. enzyme active outside of the cell which produces it … English contemporary dictionary
exoenzyme — exo·enzyme … English syllables
exoenzyme — n. an enzyme that acts outside the cell that produced it. Examples of exoenzymes are the digestive enzymes … The new mediacal dictionary
exoenzyme — |eksə|w+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary exo + enzyme : an enzyme that acts outside the cell (as in yeasts) : an extracellular enzyme distinguished from endoenzyme … Useful english dictionary
