1. enzymes that are secreted by cells and function outside the cell that produced them
Usage: biochemistry; plural form

Examples

• Bacteria release exoenzymes to break down nutrients in their environment.
• The fungus produces exoenzymes that decompose organic matter in soil.
• Digestive exoenzymes help break down food particles outside cells.
• Scientists studied how exoenzymes aid in the digestion process.
• Many microorganisms secrete exoenzymes to process complex substrates.
• The research focused on exoenzymes involved in cellulose breakdown.