isoenzyme

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ enzyme.

Noun

isoenzyme (plural isoenzymes)

  1. (biochemistry) 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.
    Synonym: isozyme
    Hypernyms: isoform; enzyme
    Near-synonym: allozyme

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