zymogen

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The loss of vacuole acidification in V-ATPase mutants prevents zymogen activation and causes defects in the proteolytic function of the vacuole

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  1. noun See proenzyme.

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  • The loss of vacuole acidification in V-ATPase mutants prevents zymogen activation and causes defects in the proteolytic function of the vacuole —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • It may very likely produce the same change in the membrane that is caused by the entrance of the spermatozoon under normal circumstances -- membrane formation may be necessarily coincident with the liberation in the egg of some zymose which arises from a pre-existent zymogen. —  Science and Morals and Other Essays
 

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  1. from Greek ζύμη, leaven, + -γενής, producing.
 

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/ˈzaɪmədʒɛn/
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