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What is a significance of zymogen in biotechnology?

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A zymogen (/ˈzaɪmədʒən, -moʊ-/), also called a proenzyme (/ˌproʊˈɛnzaɪm/), is an inactive precursor of an enzyme. ... The pancreas secretes zymogens partly to prevent the enzymes from digesting proteins in the cells in which they are synthesised

Answered by Anonymous
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Answer :-

The significance of zymogen is that it serves as an Inactive enzyme precursor.

Extra Information :-

  • "Zymogen" is an enzyme precursor.

  • Many enzymes are secreted in inactive forms to protect the proteins of the cells in the body of an organism.

  • The enzymes synthesized in the form of an inactive precursor, are activated at a physiologically appropriate time and place.

  • The enzymatically inactive precursors of the proteolytic enzymes are called "Zymogens".

  • The zymogen- "Trypsinogen" can be activated by an intestinal enzyme called "Enterokinase".

  • Eg - Pepsinogen, Trypsinogen, Chromotrypsinogen, Fibrinogen, etc.

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