exoenzyme
[ ek-soh-en-zahym ]
/ ˌɛk soʊˈɛn zaɪm /
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.
Also called
ectoenzyme.
Compare
endoenzyme.
Words nearby exoenzyme
exodontia,
exodontics,
exodontist,
exodos,
exodus,
exoenzyme,
exoergic,
exoerythrocytic,
exoerythrocytic stage,
exogamy,
exogastrula
British Dictionary definitions for exoenzyme
exoenzyme
/ (ˌɛksəʊˈɛnzaɪm) /
noun
any enzyme, esp an exopeptidase, that acts upon terminal chemical bonds in a chain of molecules
Compare endoenzyme
another name for ectoenzyme
Medical definitions for exoenzyme
exoenzyme
[ ĕk′sō-ĕn′zīm′ ]
n.
extracellular enzyme