zymogen
/zahy-muh-juhn, -jen/US // ˈzaɪ mə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn //UK // (ˈzaɪməʊˌdʒɛn) //
酶原,酶源,酵素原,酶原体
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : any of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change.
Examples
Zymogen′ic; Zy′moid, like a ferment; Zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology.
During ordinary secretion, however, these granules of zymogen do not entirely disappear from the cell.
When in this stage, the compound is known as "proenzyme," or "zymogen."
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