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zy·mo·gen·ic

 (zī′mə-jĕn′ĭk) also zy·mog·e·nous (zī-mŏj′ə-nəs)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a zymogen.
2. Capable of causing fermentation.
3. Enzyme-producing.
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zymogenic

(ˌzaɪməʊˈdʒɛnɪk)
adj
1. (Biochemistry) of or relating to a zymogen
2. (Biochemistry) capable of causing zymogenesis
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Zymogenic profiles of the isolates were analyzed using plate screening assay with respective substrates [13].
He also reported that such systems were under the zymogenic processes of soil microbial transformations.
This system comprises a few proteins that by acting in sequence lead to the conversion of zymogenic plasminogen into its active enzymatic form, plasmin.
Histopathologically, AIG is marked by chronic infiltration of inflammatory cells, disappearance of oxyntic glands, parietal and zymogenic cells predominantly influencing the fundus and corpus of the stomach (10).
Ofusori & Caxton-Martins disclosed that the different zymogenic cell densities accounted for the ingested foods of different protein and fat.