zymogen

[zahy-muh-juh n, -jen]

noun Biochemistry.

any of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change.

Origin of zymogen

< German (1875); see zymo-, -gen

Also called proenzyme.

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Historical Examples of zymogen

When in this stage, the compound is known as "proenzyme," or "zymogen."
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
During ordinary secretion, however, these granules of zymogen do not entirely disappear from the cell.
On Digestive Proteolysis
R. H. Chittenden
Zymogen′ic; Zy′moid, like a ferment; Zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
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British Dictionary definitions for zymogen

zymogen

noun

biochem any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and are activated by a kinase

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zymogen in Medicine

zymogen

[zī′mə-jən]

proenzyme