English Explanatory Dictionary

isoenzyme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have structures that are (minorly or substantially) different and have physical, biochemical, and immunological properties that are (minorly or substantially) different.

Word forms

isoenzyme isoenzymes

Etymology

From iso- + enzyme.

Synonyms

isozyme allozyme

Derived words

isoenzymatic isoenzymic isoenzymology metalloisoenzyme pseudoisoenzyme
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