Associations to the word «Zymogen»
Noun
- Pancreas
- Precursor
- Activation
- Cleavage
- Enzyme
- Vesicle
- Peptide
- Sorting
- Dependent
- Inhibitor
- Digestion
- Cascade
- Plasma
- Secretion
- Gradient
- Intestine
- Protein
- Proton
- Vitamin
- Cell
- Factor
- Pro
- Substrate
- Conversion
- Domain
- Membrane
- Removal
- Receptor
- Acid
- Molecule
- Form
- Mechanism
- Content
- Processing
- Interaction
- Surface
- Generation
- Activity
- Blood
- Process
- Level
- Structure
- Site
- Release
- Change
- Are
Adjective
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Wiktionary
ZYMOGEN, noun. (biochemistry) A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
Dictionary definition
ZYMOGEN, 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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