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isozyme

[ahy-suh-zahym]

noun

Biochemistry.

  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.

isozyme

/ -ˈzɪm-, ˌaɪsəʊˈzaɪmɪk, ˈaɪsəʊˌzaɪm /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • isozymic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of isozyme1

First recorded in 1955–60; iso- + (en)zyme
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Word History and Origins

Origin of isozyme1

from iso- + ( en ) zyme

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