proenzyme

Noun

Meaning

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

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Synonyms

zymogen zymogenic proteolytic enzyme cymogen trypsinogen-12 trypsinogen-2 trypsinogen-3 trypsinogen-4 trypsinogen-5 trypsinogen-7 trypsinogen-8 enzyme precursor immunoreactive trypsinogen digestive enzyme latent enzyme
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Hypernyms

organic compound

Close letter words and terms

proenvironmental proenzym proenzymatic proepicardial proepicardium proepileptic