ZYMOGEN


Meaning of ZYMOGEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzī-mə-jən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1877

: an inactive protein precursor of an enzyme secreted by living cells and converted (as by a kinase or an acid) into an active form — called also proenzyme

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