Exoenzymes are enzymes secreted by cells that act outside of the cell that produces them. Both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria can produce exoenzymes. For gram-positive bacteria, these enzymes act in the medium around the organism, while for gram-negative bacteria, they can act in the periplasmic space, which is the area between the inner and outer cell membranes.

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Exoenzymes

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Exoenzymes:

A) produced by gram positive rods act in the medium around the organism
B) are released by the golgi apparatus into the cytoplasm where they act
C) produced by gram negative rods act in the periplasmic space
D) two of these

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