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单词 proenzyme
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Definition of proenzyme in English:

proenzyme

noun prəʊˈɛnzʌɪmprōˈenˌzīm
Biochemistry
  • A biologically inactive substance which is metabolized into an enzyme.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Protein digestion begins in the stomach, where a proenzyme called pepsinogen is secreted, autocatalytically converted to Pepsin A, and used for the first step of proteolysis.
    • All caspases, which are initially inactive proenzymes, share the same processing scheme to achieve mature forms after cleavage at specific Asp sites.
    • Covalent modification of pre-existing pools of inactive proenzymes produces active enzymes.
    • These death proteases are part of a proteolytic cascade activating proenzymes into active proteases.
    • In the case of the serine proteases, they are synthesized as proenzymes, larger molecules that require modification before they become active.
 
 

Definition of proenzyme in US English:

proenzyme

nounprōˈenˌzīm
Biochemistry
  • A biologically inactive substance which is metabolized into an enzyme.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These death proteases are part of a proteolytic cascade activating proenzymes into active proteases.
    • Protein digestion begins in the stomach, where a proenzyme called pepsinogen is secreted, autocatalytically converted to Pepsin A, and used for the first step of proteolysis.
    • In the case of the serine proteases, they are synthesized as proenzymes, larger molecules that require modification before they become active.
    • All caspases, which are initially inactive proenzymes, share the same processing scheme to achieve mature forms after cleavage at specific Asp sites.
    • Covalent modification of pre-existing pools of inactive proenzymes produces active enzymes.
 
 
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