What does "isoenzyme" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "isoenzyme"?

Common synonyms include: allozyme, isozyme, isozyme.

Isoenzyme

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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.
"Near-synonym: allozyme"

Synonyms

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allozyme isozyme isozyme

Etymology

From iso- + enzyme.

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