14691445-n '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';
 
Chinese (simplified) 酶原
English proenzyme , zymogen
Indonesian zimogen
Malaysian zimogen
Definitions
English
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
Japanese
酵素の不活性前駆体である化合物の総称で、活性化するにはいくらかの変化(活性酵素にマスクをかける断片の加水分解などの)を必要とする
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Hypernym: organic_compound
Semantic Field: substancen
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