zymogen
any of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change.
Origin of zymogen
1- Also called proenzyme.
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How to use zymogen in a sentence
zymogen′ic; Zy′moid, like a ferment; Zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology.
During ordinary secretion, however, these granules of zymogen do not entirely disappear from the cell.
On Digestive Proteolysis | R. H. ChittendenWhen in this stage, the compound is known as "proenzyme," or "zymogen."
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
British Dictionary definitions for zymogen
/ (ˈzaɪməʊˌdʒɛn) /
biochem any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and are activated by a kinase
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