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- noun An isoenzyme.
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- noun biochemistry An
isoenzyme .
Etymologies
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Wii-volution 2010
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The findings add to an accumulation of evidence suggesting that inhibition of the cytochrome P450 2D6 isozyme (CYP2D6) may adversely affect outcomes in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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Our results suggest that low CYP 2C isozyme activity is a common property of drugs, whereas other isozymes, such as CYP 2D6, show little discrimination between drugs and unoptimized compounds found in screening libraries.
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Liao YF, Kudo S, Eto S, Mattei MG, et al. (1995) Molecular cloning and expression of cDNAs encoding human alpha-mannosidase II and a previously unrecognized alpha-mannosidase IIx isozyme.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Peter R. Sinnaeve et al. 2009
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We observed cross-library isozyme inhibition (30-78%) with important differences between libraries.
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Our results suggest that low CYP 2C isozyme activity is a common property of drugs, whereas other isozymes, such as CYP 2D6, show little discrimination between drugs and unoptimized compounds found in screening libraries.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Henrike Veith 2009
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Lindsley CW, Zhao Z, Leister WH, Robinson RG, Barnett SF, et al. (2005) Allosteric Akt (PKB) inhibitors: discovery and SAR of isozyme selective inhibitors.
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Fox EA, Strydom DJ, Riordan JF (1989) Molecular cloning of human testicular angiotensin-converting enzyme: the testis isozyme is identical to the C-terminal half of endothelial ACE.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Andrew B. Nesterovitch et al. 2009
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-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Apr 8, 2009 - KAI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held drug discovery and development company, today announced the Company has initiated a third Phase 2a study of KAI-1678, a first-in-class, isozyme-selective, small peptide inhibitor of the epsilon protein kinase C pathway (epsilon PKC).
unknown title 2009
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NSAIDs may reduce pain and inflammation following injury by inhibiting COX isozyme-induced prostaglandin synthesis; however, as they circulate within the body indiscriminately, rather than localizing to the source of an athlete's specific aches and pains, they may produce undesirable side effects.
jwjarvis commented on the word isozyme
are enzymes that differ in amino acid sequence but catalyze the same chemical reaction
February 18, 2011