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coenzyme

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. coenzyme (noun)
  2. coenzyme A (noun)
  3. coenzyme I (noun)
  4. coenzyme II (noun)
  5. coenzyme Q (noun)
  6. coenzyme R (noun)
  7. acetyl coenzyme A (noun)

co·en·zyme

noun \(ˌ)kō-ˈen-ˌzīm\

Definition of COENZYME

: a thermostable nonprotein compound that forms the active portion of an enzyme system after combination with an apoenzyme
— co·en·zy·mat·ic \(ˌ)kō-ˌen-zə-ˈma-tik, -(ˌ)zī-\ adjective
— co·en·zy·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

First Known Use of COENZYME

1947

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