Explore Zymogen through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Zymogen meaning
A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
Synonyms of Zymogen
Using Zymogen
- The main meaning on this page is: A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.
- Useful related words include: proenzyme, organic compound.
- In the example corpus, zymogen often appears in combinations such as: inactive zymogen.
Context around Zymogen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zymogen
- In this selection, "zymogen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inactive stand out and add context to how "zymogen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an inactive zymogen or prezymogen and as inactive zymogen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zymogen" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zymogen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In bacteria, a similar strategy of employing an inactive zymogen or prezymogen is used. (14 words)
He originally believed those substances to be precursors of antibodies, just as zymogen is a precursor of an enzyme. (19 words)
In order to prevent inappropriate or premature activation of the digestive enzymes (they may, for example, trigger pancreatic self-digestion causing pancreatitis ), these enzymes are secreted as inactive zymogen. (29 words)
In order to prevent inappropriate or premature activation of the digestive enzymes (they may, for example, trigger pancreatic self-digestion causing pancreatitis ), these enzymes are secreted as inactive zymogen. (29 words)
He originally believed those substances to be precursors of antibodies, just as zymogen is a precursor of an enzyme. (19 words)
In bacteria, a similar strategy of employing an inactive zymogen or prezymogen is used. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
He originally believed those substances to be precursors of antibodies, just as zymogen is a precursor of an enzyme.
In bacteria, a similar strategy of employing an inactive zymogen or prezymogen is used.
In order to prevent inappropriate or premature activation of the digestive enzymes (they may, for example, trigger pancreatic self-digestion causing pancreatitis ), these enzymes are secreted as inactive zymogen.
Common combinations with zymogen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: