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coenzyme
noun(co-en-zyme)
a thermostable nonprotein compound that forms the active portion of an enzyme system after combination with an apoenzyme
coenzyme
noun(co-en-zyme)
a coenzyme C21H36N7O16P3S that occurs in all living cells and is essential to the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and some amino acids
coenzyme
noun(co-en-zyme)
ubiquinone
coenzyme
noun(co-en-zyme)
a compound C25H38N7O17P3S formed as an intermediate in metabolism and active as a coenzyme in biological acetylations —called also acetyl-CoA

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