coenzyme

From co- + enzyme.

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^[1]:

     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.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ɑ̃.zim/

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coenzyme m or f (plural coenzymes)

1. coenzyme

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