One of a group of related
enzymes catalysing the same reaction but having different molecular structures and characterized by varying physical, biochemical and immunological properties.
Sources: PAC, 1992,
64, 143. (
Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 158 [
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PAC, 1994,
66, 2587. (
Glossary of bioanalytical nomenclature - Part 1: General terminology, body fluids, enzymology, immunology (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 2594 [
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See also: White Book, 2
nd ed., p. 93 [
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Book]
