zymogen

English

Etymology

From zymo- +‎ -gen.

Noun

zymogen (plural zymogens)

1. (biochemistry) A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.

Translations

inactive precursor of an enzyme

Dutch: zimogeen Indonesian: zimogen Japanese: 酵素前駆体 (kousozenkutai) Romanian: zimogen (ro)

Further reading

• zymogen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia