Proenzyme
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
any of a group of proteins that are converted to active enzymes by partial breakdown, as by the action of an acid or other enzyme.
noun
1.
the inactive form of an enzyme; zymogen
proenzyme pro·en·zyme (prō-ěn’zīm’)
n.
The inactive or nearly inactive precursor of an enzyme, converted into an active enzyme by proteolysis. Also called zymogen.
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