coenzyme

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.

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co′en·zy·mat′ic (-zə-măt′ĭk) adj.

co·en′zy·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

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

co•en•zyme

(koʊˈɛn zaɪm)

n.

a molecule that provides the transfer site for biochemical reactions catalyzed by an enzyme.

[1905–10; < German Ko-enzym; see co-, enzyme]

co•en`zy•mat′ic (-zaɪˈmæt ɪk, -zɪ-) adj.

co•en`zy•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

coenzyme

A nonprotein compound that activates an enzyme to speed up a biochemical reaction.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

coenzyme

co·en·zyme

n. coenzima, sustancia que activa la acción de una enzima.

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.]