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Haloenzyme vs Zymogen - What's the difference?

haloenzyme | zymogen |

As nouns the difference between haloenzyme and zymogen

is that haloenzyme is (enzyme) any enzyme that is activated by a cofactor while zymogen is (biochemistry) a proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (ie hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.

haloenzyme

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that is activated by a cofactor.

    • Synonyms

    * holoenzyme

    Related terms

    * apoenzyme * coenzyme

    zymogen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change (i.e. hydrolysis) to become an active form of the enzyme.