Definition of isozyme in English:
isozyme
noun ˈʌɪsə(ʊ)zʌɪmˈīsəˌzīm
Biochemistry another term for isoenzyme
Example sentencesExamples
- Our results suggest that temperature has a crucial effect on the occurrence of the heteromeric isozymes of this enzyme.
- The best studied set of isozymes is the lactate dehydrogenase system.
- In natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster, an amylase isozyme with the lowest amylase activity is predominant.
- The isozymes of each given enzyme were also numbered sequentially following a similar methodology.
- Two or three genes encode sucrose synthase isozymes in monocot species such as maize, barley, wheat, and rice.
- In fact there are 3 isozymes of NOS in mammalian cells.