preproinsulin
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, prepro- + insulin, or, by surface analysis, pre- + proinsulin.
Noun
[edit]preproinsulin (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.
- Hypernym: preprohormone
- Coordinate terms: proinsulin; preproglucagon
- Meronym: proinsulin