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Exoenzyme vs Ectoenzyme - What's the difference?

exoenzyme | ectoenzyme |

In enzyme terms the difference between exoenzyme and ectoenzyme

is that exoenzyme is any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell while ectoenzyme is any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell.

exoenzyme

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell.
  • See also

    *endoenzyme

    ectoenzyme

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme found outside of (or on the outer surface of) a cell