Zymogen
nounid
161941·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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Variants
- synonym
- proenzyme
- plural
- Zymogens
- possessive
- Zymogen's
- pluralpossessive
- Zymogens'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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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