Zymogenesis
noun
the conversion of a zymogen into an enzyme
zymogenesis zy·mo·gen·e·sis (zī’mə-jěn’ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The process by which a proenzyme becomes transformed into an active enzyme.
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- Zymology
(formerly) the science dealing with fermentation and the action of enzymes; enzymology. Historical Examples Zymogen′ic; Zy′moid, like a ferment; Zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various noun the chemistry of fermentation
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the digestive and fermentative action of enzymes. noun the process of fermentation Also called zymosis zymolysis zy·mol·y·sis (zī-mŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. Fermentation.
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an instrument for measuring the degree of fermentation. noun an instrument for estimating the degree of fermentation
- Zymosis
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