proenzyme /pro·en·zyme/ (pro-en´zīm) an inactive precursor that can be converted to active enzyme.
pro·en·zyme (pr - n z m )n. The inactive or nearly inactive precursor of an enzyme, converted into an active enzyme by proteolysis. Also called zymogen. |
proenzyme
zymogen; an inactive precursor of an enzyme.
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