preproglucagon

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English

Etymology

By surface analysis, prepro- +‎ glucagon, or, by surface analysis, pre- +‎ proglucagon.

Noun

preproglucagon (plural preproglucagons)

  1. (biochemistry) Any polypeptide precursor of a proglucagon.
    Hypernym: preprohormone
    Coordinate terms: proglucagon; preproinsulin