metalloenzyme

metalloenzyme /me·tal·lo·en·zyme/ (me-tal?o-en´zim) any enzyme containing tightly bound metal atoms, e.g., the cytochromes.

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me·tal·lo·en·zyme (m-tl-nzm)

n.

An enzyme having a metal, usually an ion, linked to its protein component.

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metalloenzyme (meˈ·t·lō·enˑ·zīm),

n an enzyme containing a metal in its active site.

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metalloenzyme

any enzyme containing tightly bound metal atoms, e.g. cytochrome oxidase.