About The Word Zymogen
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Zymogen
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What's The Definition Of Zymogen?
[n] 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Zymogen: proenzyme Related Terms | Find terms related to Zymogen: See Also | organic compound Zymogen In Webster's Dictionary \Zym"o*gen\, n. [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 ready-made ferment,
though there is present in it a body, zymogen, which
gives birth to the ferment. --Foster.
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