ectoenzyme etymology

English word ectoenzyme comes from English enzyme, English ecto- (Outside.)

Detailed word origin of ectoenzyme

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
enzyme English (eng) (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
ecto- English (eng) Outside.
ectoenzyme English (eng) (enzyme) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell.

Words with the same origin as ectoenzyme

Descendants of enzyme
abzyme antizyme bienzymatic chemoenzymatic cryoenzymology ectoenzymatic electroenzymatic enzymatic enzymatically enzymic enzymological enzymology enzymolysis enzymopathy granzyme immunoenzymatic isoenzymatic isoenzymic isozyme lysozyme metalloenzymatic nanozyme nonenzymatic radioenzymatic synzyme
Descendants of ecto-
ectethmoid ectoblast ectobronchium ectocervical ectocervix ectocornea ectocranial ectogenesis ectogenous ectokinase ectomesocuneiform ectonucleoside ectonucleotide ectoperitrophic ectophosphodiesterase ectophytic ectoplacental ectoplast ectostylid ectosylvian ectosymbiont ectosymbiotic ectotherm ectozoon