isozyme

[ ahy-suh-zahym ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any of the genetically variant forms of certain enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but that may differ in activity, composition, or physical properties.

Origin of isozyme

1
First recorded in 1955–60; iso- + (en)zyme

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British Dictionary definitions for isozyme

isozyme

/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌzaɪm) /


noun
  1. any of a set of structural variants of an enzyme occurring in different tissues in a single species: Also called: isoenzyme

Origin of isozyme

1
from iso- + (en) zyme

Derived forms of isozyme

  • isozymic (ˌaɪsəʊˈzaɪmɪk, -ˈzɪm-), adjective

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