Definitions
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- noun biochemistry Any
enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) acell
Etymologies
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ecto- + enzyme
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Examples
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Dale and University of Warwick developmental biologist Elizabeth Jones, along with colleagues, discovered the eye-switch while investigating how "ectoenzyme" molecules located on the external surface of cells contributed to the development of locomotion in the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).
Scientists Envision Growing Human Eyeballs | Impact Lab 2007
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An even stranger sight resulted when they injected the ectoenzyme into other developing body cells.
Scientists Envision Growing Human Eyeballs | Impact Lab 2007
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