Definition of Coenzyme

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

Generic synonyms: Molecule
Specialized synonyms: Cocarboxylase, Thiamine Pyrophosphate, Coenzyme A, Nad, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Nadp, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate, Triphosphopyridine Nucleotide, Coenzyme Q, Ubiquinone

Definition of Coenzyme

1. a substance necessary for the functioning of certain enzymes [n -S]

Medical Definition of Coenzyme

1. An organic nonprotein molecule, frequently a phosphorylated derivative of a water soluble vitamin, that binds with the protein molecule (apoenzyme) to form the active enzyme (holoenzyme). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coenzyme

coenocytic
coenocytic
coenosarc
coenosarcs
coenure
coenures
coenuri
coenurosis
Coenurus
coenurus
Coenurus cerebralis
Coenurus serialis
coenzymatic
coenzymatically
coenzyme (current term)
coenzyme (current term)
coenzymes
coenzymes
coenzyme A
coenzyme A
coenzyme a-transferases
coenzyme a ligases
coenzyme B12
coenzyme F
coenzyme F(420) reducing hydrogenase
coenzyme F420-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase
coenzyme factor
coenzyme I
coenzyme II
coenzyme M

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