Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apoenzyme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apoen-zyme
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English enzyme English apoenzyme From apo- + enzyme.

Inflected Forms

apoenzymes (plural)

Questions

What does apoenzyme mean?: An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.
Where does apoenzyme come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English enzyme English apoenzyme From apo- + enzyme.

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