Definition of Proenzyme

Noun: proenzyme  prow'en,zIm

1. 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
   - zymogen

See also:
proems
proenzymes

Anagrams containing the word proenzyme

pyoerenmz eproenzym meproenzy ymeproenz zymeproen nzymeproe enzymepro oenzymepr roenzymep