protein vs apoenzyme

apoenzyme vs protein

protein and apoenzyme both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protein	Yes	No	No	No
apoenzyme	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apoenzyme is a hyponym of protein; that is, apoenzyme is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than protein:

protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
apoenzyme: a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme

Other hyponyms of protein include capsid, gluten, recombinant protein, actomyosin, aleurone, amyloid, compound protein, conjugated protein, enzyme, fibrin, filaggrin, growth factor, haptoglobin, iodinated protein, iodoprotein, nucleoprotein, opsin, phosphoprotein, plasma protein, prostate specific antigen, PSA, proteome, simple protein, cytokine, ferritin, antibody, lactoglobulin.

protein (noun)	apoenzyme (noun)
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes	a protein that combines with a coenzyme to form an active enzyme

Difference between protein and apoenzyme

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