kininogen Biochem.
(kaɪˈnɪnədʒən)
[f. kinin + -ogen.]
Any biologically inactive precursor of a kinin (sense 1).
| 1963 Jrnl. Physiol. CLXIX. 45P The plasmin preparation..did not form kinin from purified kininogen. 1970 Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. xvii. 2/1 Although plasma and tissues contain readily activated kinin-forming enzymes and kininogens, free active kinin is rarely detected in biological fluids. |