different between isoform vs pectinesterase

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iso- +? form

isoform (plural isoforms)

(biochemistry) Any of several different forms of the same protein, arising from either single nucleotide polymorphisms, differential splicing of mRNA, or post-translational modifications (e.g. sulfation, glycosylation, etc.)

pectin +? esterase

pectinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural pectinesterases)

(biochemistry) A ubiquitous cell-wall-associated enzyme that presents several isoforms that facilitate plant cell wall modification and subsequent breakdown, found in all higher plants as well as in some bacteria and fungi

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