proenzyme

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noun

Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.

Similar
precursor enzymezymogen
OriginEnglish enzyme ← Russian дэ (dɛ) ← Latin de →
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Meanings

nounproenzyme (plural proenzymes)

plural proenzymes

  1. biochemistryAny inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.

    Synonyms: precursor enzyme

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.

Similar
precursor enzyme

More synonyms by meaning

nounany 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

Similar
zymogen
Broader
organic compound
Also see
precursor enzymezymogen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Englishpro-
  6. Latinde
  7. Russianдэ (dɛ)
  8. Englishde
  9. EnglishEnzym
  10. Englishenzyme
  11. Englishproenzyme

From pro- + enzyme.

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Translations

Czech proenzym
  • proenzymany inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis
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APA

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Chicago

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