Chymosinogen

/ˌkaɪmoʊˈsɪnədʒən/ noun

Definition

The inactive precursor or zymogen form of chymosin, released by stomach cells and activated by stomach acid.

Etymology

From 'chymosin' + Greek 'gennan' (to produce). The '-ogen' suffix indicates an inactive substance that produces the active enzyme.

Kelly Says

Your stomach stores chymosinogen as an inactive molecule then activates it with acid—if enzymes activated themselves, they'd destroy the stomach lining before digestion even started.

Translations

ARالعربية
كيموسينوجين
ki.mu.sin.u.d͡ʒɛn
BNবাংলা
কাইমোসিনোজেন
kaɪ.mo.sin.o.d͡ʒɛn
CSČeština
chymosinogen
xɪ.mo.sin.ɔ.ɡɛn
DADansk
chymosinogen
kʰy.mo.sin.ɔ.ɡɛn
DEDeutsch
Chymosinogen
kyːmoˈziːnoːɡɛn
ELΕλληνικά
χυμοσινόγεν
xʊ.mo.si.nɔ.ɣɛn
ESEspañol
quimosinógeno
ki.mo.si.no.ɣeno
FISuomi
kymosiini
kʏ.mo.siː.ni
FRFrançais
chymosinogène
ʃi.mɔ.si.nɔ.ʒɛn
HEעברית
קימוזינוגן
ki.mu.zi.no.ɡɛn
HIहिन्दी
काइमोसिनोजेन
kaɪ.mo.sin.o.d͡ʒɛn
HUMagyar
kimozinogén
ki.mo.zi.no.ɡeːn
IDBahasa Indonesia
kimozinogen
ki.mo.zi.no.ɡen
ITItaliano
chimosinogeno
ki.mo.zi.no.ɡɛ.no
NLNederlands
chymosine
kaɪ.mo.sin
NONorsk
chymosinogen
t͡ʃʉː.mo.sin.ɔ.ɡɛn
PLPolski
chymozynogen
xɨ.mɔ.zɨ.nɔ.ɡɛn
PTPortuguês
quimosinógeno
ki.mu.si.no.ɡɛnu
RORomână
chimosinogen
ki.mo.sin.ɔ.ɡɛn
RUРусский
химозиноген
xʲi.mɔ.zʲi.nɔ.ɡɛn
SVSvenska
chymosinogen
t͡ʃʉː.mo.sin.ɔ.ɡɛn
THไทย
คายโมซิโนเจน
kʰaːj.moː.sin.o.t͡ɕɛn
TRTürkçe
kimozinogen
ki.mo.zi.no.ɡen
UKУкраїнська
хімозиноген
xʲi.mɔ.zʲi.nɔ.ɡɛn
VITiếng Việt
chymosinogen
kaɪ.mo.sin.ɡen

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