proenzyme (n)
zymogen (n)

n14691445

type n
lex_filenum 27
def 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
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Hypernym organic compound
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Hyponym organic compound

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