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What does ectoenzyme mean?

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Noun
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell
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The third protease implicated in the metabolism of gastrin is NEP, an ectoenzyme with broad substrate specificity and a wide distribution in the body.
Just one ectoenzyme introduced into the cells which were going to form the head of the tadpole created several eyes.
A key indicator of osteoblast maturation is the membrane-bound ectoenzyme alkaline phosphatase.

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