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co·en·zyme
(kō-ĕn′zīm′)n.
An organic substance that reversibly combines with a specific protein, the apoenzyme, and with a substrate to form an active enzyme system.
co′en·zy·mat′ic (-zə-măt′ĭk) adj.
co·en′zy·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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coenzyme
(kəʊˈɛnzaɪm)n
(Biochemistry) biochem a nonprotein organic molecule that forms a complex with certain enzymes and is essential for their activity. See also apoenzyme
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co•en•zyme
(koʊˈɛn zaɪm)n.
a molecule that provides the transfer site for biochemical reactions catalyzed by an enzyme.
co•en`zy•mat′ic (-zaɪˈmæt ɪk, -zɪ-) adj.
co•en`zy•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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coenzyme
A nonprotein compound that activates an enzyme to speed up a biochemical reaction.
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| Noun | 1. | coenzyme - a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes molecule - (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound cocarboxylase, thiamine pyrophosphate - a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle coenzyme A - a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids NAD, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide - a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes NADP, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate - a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes triphosphopyridine nucleotide - a coenzyme of several enzymes coenzyme Q, ubiquinone - any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration |
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coenzyme
co·en·zyme
n. coenzima, sustancia que activa la acción de una enzima.
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coenzyme
n coenzima m&f; — Q coenzima Q; [Note: the RAE lists coenzima as feminine, but as with enzima, masculine usage is common, particularly in Spain.]English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.