A protein precursor, also called a pro - protein or pro - peptide, is an inactive protein ( or peptide ) that can be turned into an active form by post - translational modification, such as breaking off
... [مشاهده متن کامل] a piece of the molecule or adding on another molecule. The name of the precursor for a protein is often prefixed by pro - . Examples include proinsulin and proopiomelanocortin, which are both prohormones. Wikipedia
