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zymogen

American

[zahy-muh-juhn, -jen] / ˈzaɪ mə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

zymogen British

/ ˈzaɪməʊˌdʒɛn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of zymogen

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

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zymogen

When in this stage, the compound is known as "proenzyme," or "zymogen."

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

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