proenzyme

(prō-ĕn'zīm')
n.
The inactive or nearly inactive precursor of an enzyme, converted into an active enzyme by proteolysis. Also called zymogen.

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(prō-ĕn'zīm')
n.

The inactive or nearly inactive precursor of an enzyme, converted into an active enzyme by proteolysis. Also called zymogen.

an alternative name for zymogen.

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Zymogen; an inactive precursor of an enzyme.