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Definition of Isoenzyme

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Isoenzyme

1. Variants of enzymes that catalyse the same reaction, but owing to differences in amino acid sequence can be distinguished by techniques such as electrophoresis or isoelectric focusing. Different tissues often have different isoenzymes. The sequence differences generally confer different enzyme kinetic parameters that can sometimes be interpreted as fine tuning to the specific requirements of the cell types in which a particular isoenzyme is found. (15 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Isoenzyme

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1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Figure 3 shows the electrophoretic mobility of the alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme in the human pancreatic fistula fluid compared to mobilities of isoenzymes ..."

2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Isoenzyme(s) from one of these classes, class Mu, is dominantly inherited and can be determined by activity measurements directed towards the substrate ..."

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