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isoenzyme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
isoen-zyme
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme English isoenzyme From iso- + enzyme.

Inflected Forms

isoenzymes (plural)

Derived Forms

isoenzymatic isoenzymic isoenzymology metalloisoenzyme pseudoisoenzyme

Synonyms

isozyme allozyme

Questions

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.
Where does isoenzyme come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Russian дэ (dɛ)bor. English debor. English Enzymbor. English enzyme English isoenzyme From iso- + enzyme.

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