| multienzyme | Referring to several enzymes; e.g., multienzyme complex. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| multienzyme complex | Cluster of distinct enzymes catalysing consecutive reactions of a metabolic pathway, that remain physically associated through purification procedures. Multifunctional enzymes, found in eukaryotes, are a somewhat different phenomenon, since the several enzymic activities are associated with different domains of a single polypeptide. (18 Nov 1997) |
| multienzyme complexes | Systems of enzymes which function sequentially by catalyzing consecutive reactions linked by common metabolic intermediates; may involve simply a transfer of water molecules of hydrogen atoms or be associated with large supramolecular structures such as mitochondria or ribosomes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multienzyme system | A group of related enzymes that operate in a particular metabolic pathway. (09 Oct 1997) |