zymogen (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *zymogen*:
NOUN	substance	zymogen, proenzyme	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

English > *zymogen*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
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.
Synonym	proenzyme
Broader	organic compound	Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Spanish	proenzima, zimógeno
Catalan	proenzima, zimogen

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