Exoenzyme
[ek-soh-en-zahym] /ˌɛk soʊˈɛn zaɪm/
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
an , as pepsin, that functions outside the cell producing it.
/ˌɛksəʊˈɛnzaɪm/
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
exoenzyme ex·o·en·zyme (ěk’sō-ěn’zīm’)
n.
See extracellular enzyme.
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