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holoenzyme
[hol″o-en´zīm]the active compound formed by combination of a coenzyme and an apoenzyme.
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hol·o·en·zyme
(hol'ō-en'zīm),A complete enzyme, that is, apoenzyme plus coenzyme, cofactor, metal ion, and/or prosthetic group.
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holoenzyme
(hŏl′ō-ĕn′zīm′, hō′lō-)n.
An active, complex enzyme consisting of an apoenzyme and a coenzyme.
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hol·o·en·zyme
(hol'ō-en'zīm)A complete enzyme, i.e., apoenzyme plus coenzyme, cofactor, metal ion, and/or prosthetic group.
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holoenzyme
A complete enzyme that includes its prosthetic coenzyme. An enzyme without its coenzyme is called an apoenzyme.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
holoenzyme
an entire conjugated enzyme consisting of a protein component (an apoenzyme) and a nonprotein component (a coenzyme or an activator).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005