Isozyme

**Semantic type:** Enzyme|Functional Concept

**Definition:** The term "isoenzyme" or "isozyme" refers to variants of the same enzyme which can be separated on special conducting media using electrophoresis. It should apply only to those multiple forms of enzymes arising from genetically determined differences in primary structure and not to those derived by modification of the same primary sequence.

**Synonyms:** - Isoenzyme - Isoenzyme