01 n. Any one of a class of proteins that are converted, in the normal course of cellular metabolism, into one or more active enzymes; also calle…
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Any one of a class of proteins that are converted, in the normal course of cellular metabolism, into one or more active enzymes; also called zymogen. The conversion usually is due to a specific cleavage of a peptide bond by another enzyme, or may be due to acid.(Bioch.) Also: zymogen