coenzyme
coenzyme
Definition
☆ co·en·zyme (kō en′zīm′)
noun
an organic substance of low molecular weight that is not protein and that can unite with a given protein, apoenzyme, to form an active enzyme complex
coenzyme
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- involve: B -complex vitamins are coenzymes involved in energy production, .. .
- require: In addition, there is a section covering the coenzymes required in these reaction pathways.
- call: Many _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are cofactors to enzymes ( and are called coenzymes ).
- cover: In addition, there is a section covering the coenzymes required in these reaction pathways.
- use: Thiamin diphosphate 2 is a coenzyme used by many enzymes which make and break bonds adjacent to keto groups.
Preposition: in
- metabolism: Vitamin B6 plays a key role as a coenzyme in protein metabolism.
- production: Niacin is needed as a coenzyme in the production of energy.
- system: Working with proteins, they serve as coenzymes in the various enzyme systems of the body.
Adjective modifier
- 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl: Efficacy of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors for prevention of stroke.
- essential: Biotin ( vitamin H ) is an essential coenzyme that assists in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids.
Modifies a noun
- q10: Increase in levels of IgG in serum of patients treated with coenzyme Q10.
- form: NADH ( nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ), the active coenzyme form of vitamin B3, is another biochemical factor involved in energy production.
- specificity: Tyr 112 may also have significance for coenzyme specificity.
- NAD: The hydrogen atom is taken up and carried to the respiratory chain by the coenzyme NAD, which becomes reduced in the process.
Noun used with modifier
- acetyl: Cholesterol in the liver is made by the conversion of the starting material, acetyl coenzyme A ( Acetyl-CoA ).
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