Associations to the word «Proenzyme»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

PROENZYME, noun. 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.

Wise words

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