proinsulin

[ proh-in-suh-lin, -ins-yuh- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. the prohormone of insulin, converted into insulin by enzymatic removal of part of the molecule.

Origin of proinsulin

1
First recorded in 1915–20; pro-1 + insulin

Words Nearby proinsulin

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