Zymogenic
Zymogenic is an adjective used in biology to describe something related to zymogens or the formation of enzymatic precursors. The term derives from zymo-, from Greek zymos meaning leaven or ferment, and -genic meaning producing or forming. In practice, zymogenic is most often encountered in the context of digestive enzymes, where cells or processes generate zymogens, the inactive precursors of proteolytic enzymes.
Zymogenic can describe cells that synthesize and store zymogens before activation. In the exocrine pancreas, acinar
Related concepts include zymogen, zymogenesis (the process of enzyme formation or activation), and enzyme maturation. The
See also: Zymogen; Zymogenesis; Digestive enzymes; Pancreatic acinar cells.