coenzyme
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1. a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | molecule, |
| definition | : | (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | coenzyme a, |
| definition | : | a coenzyme present in all living cells; essential to metabolism of carbohydrates and fats and some amino acids (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | nad, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, |
| definition | : | a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | coenzyme q, ubiquinone, |
| definition | : | any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration (noun.substance) |
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