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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zymogen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | proenzyme |
| Type of | organic compound |
Examples of zymogen
zymogen
Enzymes like pepsin are created in the form of pepsinogen, an inactive zymogen.
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This type of inactive precursor to an enzyme is known as a zymogen.
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Before thrombin becomes active, it circulates throughout the blood in the inactive zymogen form.
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While researchers have an understanding of the structure of active thrombin, very little was known about its zymogen form.
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The structure of the zymogen form of thrombin provides crucial details about the activation mechanism that sheds light on the way the mature enzyme works.
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When the active enzyme is needed, for example after a vascular injury, the coagulation cascade is initiated and the zymogen is converted into an active enzyme that causes blood to clot.
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- 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
- An inactive precursor of an enzyme. For example, trypsin exists in the inactive form trypsinogen before it is converted to its active form, trypsin.
- Functionally inactive precursor of certain enzymes, the active form being produced by specific cleavage of the polypeptide chain, (a proenzyme).
