Definition of Exoenzyme

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell. ¹

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Definition of Exoenzyme

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Exoenzyme

1. An enzyme performing its functions outside a cell; e.g., the various digestive enzyme's. Synonym: exoenzyme, lyoenzyme. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exoenzyme

exodist
exodists
exodoi
exodontia
exodontias
exodontic
exodontics
exodontist
exodontists
exodos
exodus
exoduses
exody
exoenergic
exoenthalpic
exoenzyme (current term)
exoenzymes
exoergic
exoergic reaction
exoergicity
exoerythrocytic
exoerythrocytic cycle
exoerythrocytic stage
exogamic
exogamies
exogamous
exogastrula
exogen
exogenetic

Literary usage of Exoenzyme

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

1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Streptococcus spp. exoenzyme ... ane devices used to identify antibodies to Streptococcus spp. exoenzyme in senum. The identification aids in the diagnosis ..."

2. Dairy Bacteriology by Sigurd Orla-Jensen, Paul Seidelin Arup (1921)
"Enzyme action may be extracellular or intracellular, according as the enzyme acts outside (exoenzyme) or inside ..."

3. Intracellular Enzymes: A Course of Lectures Given in the Physiological by Horace Middleton Vernon (1908)
"... such as is present in most if not all of the other body tissues, and is not secreted into the pancreatic juice as an exoenzyme. ..."

4. General Botany for Universities and Colleges by Hiram Delos Densmore (1920)
"... 443* Erythronium, 421* Erythronium, bulb development of, 422* Evolution, 211, 215, 218 exoenzyme, 247 Exoskeleton of stem, 300 Fagopyrum (buckwheat), ..."

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