apoenzyme

apoenzyme
Inactive enzyme that has to be associated with a co-enzyme in order to function. The apoenzyme/co-enzyme complex is called a holoenzyme.

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  • apoenzyme — [ apoɑ̃zim ] n. m. ou f. • 1944; du gr. apo « dérivé de » et enzyme ♦ Biochim. Partie purement protéique d un enzyme et qui, combinée à un coenzyme, forme un enzyme actif. ● apoenzyme nom féminin ou nom masculin Fraction protéique de certaines… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • apoenzyme — apoenzyme. См. апофермент. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • apoenzyme — [ap΄ō en′zīm΄] n. the part of an enzyme that consists wholly of protein and that, together with a coenzyme or prosthetic group, forms a complete enzyme (holoenzyme) …   English World dictionary

  • Apoenzyme — Une apoenzyme est une enzyme sans son cofacteur, c est à dire la protéine à laquelle le cofacteur se liera pour produire une hétéroenzyme active. Schématiquement : cofacteur + apoenzyme = hétéroenzyme. cofacteur + apoenzyme est une des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • apoenzyme — apofermentas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sudėtinių fermentų baltyminis komponentas. atitikmenys: angl. apoenzyme rus. апофермент …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • apoenzyme — noun a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme • Hypernyms: ↑protein * * * |apō| noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary apo + enzyme : any protein that forms an active enzyme system by combination with a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • apoenzyme — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1936 a protein that forms an active enzyme system by combination with a coenzyme and determines the specificity of this system for a substrate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • apoenzyme — n. [Gr. apo, away; en, in; zyme, yeast] The protein portion of an enzyme that cannot function without a coenzyme; see holoenzyme …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • apoenzyme — (ap o en zaīm) The protein part of an enzyme that also has a nonprotein component …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • apoenzyme — An enzyme without its cofactor. See apoprotein …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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