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apoenzyme definition

apo·en·zyme (ap′ō en′zīm′)

noun

the part of an enzyme that consists wholly of protein and that, together with a coenzyme or prosthetic group, forms a complete enzyme (holoenzyme)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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