zymogen
zymogen · zymogens
A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change to become an…A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
Meaning
1 sensesA proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
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
Forms
plural: zymogensSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in 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:proenzyme
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedprozymogen