释义 |
prozymogen Phys. Chem.|prəʊˈzaɪməʊdʒɛn| [f. Gr. πρό pro-2 1 + zymogen.] A substance produced by certain cells in the stomach of a newt, afterwards converted into a zymogen.
1900Lancet 11 Aug. 447/2 As the cell parted with its zymogen a new substance—prozymogen—was produced by the nucleus at the expense of the chromatin. |