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proenzyme en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme English proenzyme From pro- + enzyme.

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
proenzymes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

proenzymatic · preproenzyme

Synonyms

precursor enzyme

Translations (1)

cs proenzym (any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis)