coenzyme

co·en·zyme  (k-nzm)

n.

A nonproteinaceous organic substance that usually contains a vitamin or mineral and combines with a specific protein, the apoenzyme, to form an active enzyme system.

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coen·zy·matic (-z-mtk) adj.

co·enzy·mati·cal·ly adv.

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coenzyme [kəʊˈɛnzaɪm]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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coenzyme  (k-nzm)

A nonprotein organic substance that usually contains a vitamin or mineral and combines with a specific protein, called an apoenzyme, to form an active enzyme system.

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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