holoenzyme

noun ho·lo·en·zyme \ˌhō-lō-ˈen-ˌzīm\

Definition of HOLOENZYME

: a catalytically active enzyme consisting of an apoenzyme combined with its cofactor

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1943

Medical Dictionary

noun ho·lo·en·zyme \ˌhō-lō-ˈen-ˌzīm\

: a catalytically active enzyme consisting of an apoenzyme combined with its cofactor

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