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proenzyme

/prəʊˈen.zaɪm/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un precursor inactivo de una enzima, que requiere una modificación específica, como la hidrólisis de un fragmento que lo enmascara, para convertirse en la enzima activa.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/prəʊˈen.zaɪm/

A noun referring to an inactive precursor of an enzyme that requires a specific change, such as the hydrolysis of a masking fragment, to become active.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un precursor inactivo de una enzima, que requiere una modificación específica, como la hidrólisis de un fragmento que lo enmascara, para convertirse en la enzima activa.
  1. Inactive enzyme precursor C2 formal scientific

    A biologically inactive substance that can be converted into an active enzyme through a chemical change, such as the removal of a blocking fragment.

    • The pancreas secretes proenzymes that are activated in the small intestine.
    • Pepsinogen is a proenzyme that becomes pepsin in the stomach.
    • Proenzymes are crucial for preventing premature digestion within cells.

    🇪🇸Proenzima

    Sinónimos: zymogen

    Antónimos: activatorenzyme

  • proenzymes plural form
  • proenzymes' possessive plural form
  • proenzyme's possessive singular form