Zymogen

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: proenzyme
plural: Zymogens
possessive: Zymogen's
pluralpossessive: Zymogens'

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