zymogen   (TTS Sound)

The zymogen has 1 Senses.

• zymogen, proenzyme
• 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
• 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