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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
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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