Question

What is a significance of zymogen in biotechnology?

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Answer 1

Answer:

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

Answer 2

A N S W E R :

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

E X T R A I N F O R M A T I O N :

• " Zymogen " is an enzyme precursor.

• Many enzymes are secreted in inactive forms to protect the proteins of the cell 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...