Apoenzyme Definition

ăpō-ĕnzīm
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
The protein component of an enzyme, excluding additional components such as cofactors or inhibitors.
American Heritage Medicine

(biochemistry) An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.

Wiktionary
The protein component of an enzyme, to which the coenzyme attaches to form an active enzyme.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Apoenzyme

Noun

Singular:
apoenzyme
Plural:
apoenzymes

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