any of a group of proteins that are converted to active enzymes by partial breakdown, as by the action of an acid or other enzyme
Also called: zymogen
Word origin
[1895–1900; pro-1 + enzyme]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backwind, cutback, flamenco, freewheel, slapstickpro- is a prefix indicating favor for some party, system, idea, etc., without identitywith the group (pro-British; pro-Communist; proslavery), having anti- as its opposite
Examples of 'proenzyme' in a sentence
proenzyme
Plasminogen interaction with these sites initiates the activation process of proenzyme and subsequent fibrin lysis.
T. V. Grinenko, L. G. Kapustianenko, T. A. Yatsenko, O. I. Yusova, V. N. Rybachuk 2016, 'Plasminogen fragments K 1-3 and K 5 bind to different sites in fibrin fragment DD',Ukrainian Biochemical Journalhttp://ukrbiochemjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Grinenko_3_16.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)