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exoenzyme

[ek-soh-en-zahym]

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. an enzyme, as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.

exoenzyme

/ ˌɛəʊˈɛԳɪ /

noun

  1. any enzyme, esp an exopeptidase, that acts upon terminal chemical bonds in a chain of molecules Compare endoenzyme

  2. another name for ectoenzyme

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exoenzyme1

First recorded in 1920–25; exo- + enzyme
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Pirhonen, M., Flego, D., Heikinheimo, R. & Palva, E. T. A small diffusible signal molecule is responsible for the global control of virulence and exoenzyme production in the plant pathogen Erwinia carotovora.

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