Isozymes

Question 1

What are isozymes

Answer 1

Multiple forms of the same enzyme that may exist in an organism or in different species that catalyzes the same reaction.

Question 2

4 main ways in which the diffferent forms differ?

Answer 2

Structurallly, physically, eletrophoretically, immunologically

Question 3

How are cellular enzymes used in diagnosis? ( 4 points )

Answer 3

-many cellular enzymes aren’t found in high concs. In blood serum
- illnesses cause cell death and cell damage
-cellular enzymes spill into bloodstream raising its levels in blood
-level of spec. Enzyme activity correlates with extent of tissue damage