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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Multifunctional Enzymes

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Multifunctional Enzymes  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Molecules that contain multiple active sites which are used to catalyze more than one enzymatic reaction. Proteins in this class generally contain multiple active sites within a single peptide chain and may also contain more than one enzymatically active subunit. They are distinguished from MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES in that their subunits are not found as distinct enzymes.

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  • Multifunctional Enzyme

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