Meanings
nounapoenzyme (plural apoenzymes)
plural apoenzymes
- biochemistryAn inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.
The use of chemical reagents as enzyme inhibitors has yielded information concerning the mechanism of inhibition and the role in catalysis played by active groups on the protein apoenzyme, the coenzyme, or the metal component.
1957 January, I.W. Sizer, “Chemical aspects of enzyme inhibition”, in Science, volume 125, number 3237, →DOI, →PMID, page 54
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Hellenic*apó
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
- Englishapo-
- Englishenzyme
- Englishapoenzyme
Translations
Finnish apoentsyymi
- apoentsyymian inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor
Polish apoenzym
- apoenzyman inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor
Portuguese apoenzima
- apoenzimaan inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor
Cite this entry
APA
apoenzyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoenzyme
MLA
“apoenzyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoenzyme. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apoenzyme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apoenzyme.
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