1) Organic compound 2) Proenzyme
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1) Proenzyme
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proenzyme. A protein that may be converted into an enzyme.
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A zymogen (or proenzyme) is an inactive enzyme precursor. A zymogen requires a biochemical change (such as a hydrolysis reaction revealing the active site, or changing the configuration to reveal the active site) for it to become an active enzyme. The biochemical change usually occurs in a lysosome where a specific part of the precursor enzyme is ...
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• (n.) A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a ferment.
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any of a group of proteins that display no catalytic activity but are transformed within an organism into enzymes, especially those that catalyze ... [1 related articles]
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An inactive biomolecule that is a precursor to an enzyme.
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<biochemistry> An inactive precursor of an enzyme, particularly a proteolytic enzyme. ... Synthesised in the cell and secreted in this safe form, then converted to the active form by limited proteolytic cleavage. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(zi´mo-jәn) an inactive precursor that is converted into an active enzyme by action of an acid or another enzyme or by other means; a proenzyme. adj., zymogen´ic., adj.
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Inactive precursor of an enzyme, particularly a proteolytic enzyme. Synthesized in the cell and secreted in this safe form, then converted to the active form by limited proteolytic cleavage.
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Zym'o·gen noun [
Zyme +
- gen .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a ferment. « The pancreas contains but little re...
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zymogen 1. A substance formed in an organism, from which, by some internal change, an enzyme is produced. 2. The inactive precursor of an enzyme that, on reaction with an appropriate kinase or other chemical agent, liberates the enzyme in active form. 3. A substance that develops into a chemical ferment or enzyme. It exists in an inactive form an...
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An inactive precursor of an enzyme. See also: Enzyme.
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any of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change. Also called
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