Medical Definition of Enzyme precursor

1. Inactive precursors that can be converted to active enzymes. Enzyme precursors containing extra-long polypeptide chains that block activity are activated by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis to remove the inhibiting portion. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enzyme Precursor

enzyme-substrate complex
enzyme activation
enzyme analog
enzyme antagonist
enzyme defect
enzyme derepression
enzyme electrode
enzyme immobilisation
enzyme inactivation
enzyme induction
enzyme inhibition theory of narcosis
enzyme inhibitor
enzyme inhibitors
enzyme precursor (current term)
enzyme reactivator
enzyme regulation
enzyme replacement therapy
enzyme repression
enzyme stabilisation
enzyme stability
enzymeless
enzymelike
enzymes
enzymic
enzymic process
enzymically
enzymological
enzymologies

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