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Dictionary » C » Chymotrypsinogen ChymotrypsinogenChymotrypsinogen precursor of chymotrypsin(a digestive enzyme). Chymotrypsinogen is activated by trypsin. ![]()
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Zymography Question... is simply the "inactive" precursor of an enzyme, or the proenzyme; for example, chymostrypsinogen is the proenzyme of chymotrypsin; chymotrypsinogen is activated by proteolysis to yield the active enzyme. I say "inactive" because some proenzymes can self-activate--others ...
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