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English noun: zymogen

1. zymogen (substance) 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


Synonymsproenzyme


Broader (hypernym)organic compound









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