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Coenzyme

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Noun

1. coenzyme

a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Coenzyme

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noun
biochemistry
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

see synonyms of coenzyme
noun
an organic substance of low molecular weight that is not protein and that can unite with a given protein, apoenzyme, to form an active enzyme complex

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Coenzyme

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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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