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noun
A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: proenzyme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic compound
History
From zymo- + -gen.
Across languages
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