Definition of Coenzymes

1. Noun. (plural of coenzyme) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coenzymes

1. coenzyme [n] - See also: coenzyme

Medical Definition of Coenzymes

1. Organic nonprotein molecules, frequently phosphorylated derivatives of water-soluble vitamins, that bind with the protein molecule (apoenzymes) to form the active enzyme (holoenzyme). They are catalysts for the activation of enzymes. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coenzymes

coenzyme A
coenzyme B12
coenzyme F
coenzyme F(420) reducing hydrogenase
coenzyme F420-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase
coenzyme I
coenzyme II
coenzyme M
coenzyme M-7-merceptoheptanoylthreonine-phosphate-heterodisulfide hydrogenase
coenzyme Q
coenzyme R
coenzyme a-transferases
coenzyme a ligases
coenzyme factor
coenzyme q10
coenzymes (current term)
coequal
coequalities
coequality
coequally
coequalness
coequals
coequate
coequated
coequates
coequating
coerce
coerced
coercer
coercers

Literary usage of Coenzymes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"... or their coenzymes, as a result of various injurious agents. Based upon this theory, a rational treatment of the disease involves the inhibition of such ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... the activators of the inorganic and the colloidal type there is perhaps a third kind of activation exemplified in the substances known as coenzymes or ..."

3. A Text-book of physiology: For Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1915)
"... example of the latter is found in the case of the entero- kinase which activates the trypsin of the pancreatic secretion. coenzymes or ..."

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