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From
zymo-
+
-gen
.
Noun
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zymogen
(
plural
zymogens
)
(
biochemistry
)
A
proenzyme
, or
enzyme
precursor
, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
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