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zymogen

zymogen noun: a proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.

Noun

zymogen (plural zymogens)

  1. A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.

zymogen meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

zymogen in Tamil

சைமோசன், சைமோசெனி

zymogen in Indonesian

inactive precursor of an enzyme
zimogen

Forms of zymogen

pluralzymogens

Origin of zymogen

From zymo- + -gen.

Words formed from zymogen

Questions about zymogen

What does zymogen mean?
Zymogen means a proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
What is zymogen in Tamil?
Zymogen in Tamil is சைமோசன், சைமோசெனி. See Zymogen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zymogen?
Zymogen is a noun.
What is the plural of zymogen?
The plural of zymogen is zymogens.

Words near zymogen in the dictionary

  1. zymocide
  2. zymocides
  3. zymocin
  4. zymodeme
  5. zymodemes
  6. zymogen
  7. zymogene
  8. zymogenes
  9. zymogenesis
  10. zymogenic
  11. zymogenicity

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