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proenzyme

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Etymology

From pro- + enzyme.

Noun

proenzyme (plural proenzymes)

  1. (biochemistry) Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.
    Synonym: precursor enzyme

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