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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > biochemistry > enzymology > isozymes > allozymes
Fields of Study > chemistry > physical chemistry > chemical structure > protein structure > protein isoforms > isozymes > allozymes
Preferred Term:

allozymes

Definition:
An isozyme which differs from other variants of the enzyme as a result of an allelic difference. An allozyme differs in amino acid sequence from other forms of the same enzyme and is encoded by one allele at a single locus.
Concept Schemes:
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NALT Core
Broader Concept:
isozymes
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • alloenzymes
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6676
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