Definition of proenzyme Proenzyme
pro•en•zyme
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What does proenzyme mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: proenzymes |
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| proenzyme - 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- proenzyme (Noun)
Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.
