proenzyme

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ enzyme

Noun

proenzyme (plural proenzymes)

(biochemistry) Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen

Related terms

proenzymatic

Translations

any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis

Czech: proenzym m

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