coenzyme

See also: Coenzyme

English

Etymology

From co- +‎ enzyme.

Noun

coenzyme (plural coenzymes)

1. (biochemistry) Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme.
   • 2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN‎:

     A coenzyme that exists in all living cells, NAD+ plays a central role in the body’s biological processes, such as regulating cellular energy, increasing insulin sensitivity and reversing mitochondrial dysfunction.

Derived terms

• coenzyme A
• coenzyme I
• coenzyme II
• coenzyme Q

Translations

small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme

Bulgarian: кофермент m (koferment) Catalan: coenzim m Chinese: Mandarin: 輔酶 / 辅酶 (zh) (fǔméi) Czech: koenzym m Dutch: co-enzym (nl) Finnish: koentsyymi French: coenzyme (fr) m or f Greek: συνένζυμο (el) n (synénzymo) Hungarian: koenzim (hu) Icelandic: kóensím n, hjálparhvati m, ensímbót f Irish: comheinsím f Italian: coenzima (it) f Japanese: コエンザイム (koenzaimu), 補酵素 (ほこうそ, hokōso) Kazakh: кофермент (koferment) Khmer: កូអង់ស៊ីម (kouʼɑngsiim) Polish: koenzym (pl) m Romanian: coenzimă (ro) f Spanish: coenzima f Swedish: koenzym (sv) n Turkish: koenzim (tr) Ukrainian: коензи́м m (koenzým)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ɑ̃.zim/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

coenzyme m or f (plural coenzymes)

1. coenzyme

Further reading

• “coenzyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.