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Proenzyme

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Noun

1. proenzyme, zymogen

any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Proenzyme

see synonyms of proenzyme
noun
the inactive form of an enzyme; zymogen

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Proenzyme

see synonyms of proenzyme
noun
zymogen

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Proenzyme

see synonyms of proenzyme
n.
The inactive or nearly inactive precursor of an enzyme, converted into an active enzyme by proteolysis. Also called zymogen.

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