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Zymogen

nounid 161941·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

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synonym
proenzyme
plural
Zymogens
possessive
Zymogen's
pluralpossessive
Zymogens'

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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

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