per|ox|i|dase

per|ox|i|dase
per|ox|i|dase «puh ROK suh days, -dayz», noun.
an enzyme found in many plants, leucocytes, and bacteria, which catalyzes the transfer of oxygen from organic peroxides to another substance which is able to receive it.

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  • thyroperoxidase — A protein that participates in iodine metabolism in the thyroid follicle or in the follicular space; it utilized H2O2 to produce I+. * * * thy·ro·per·ox·i·dase (thi″ro pər okґsĭ dās) iodide peroxidase …   Medical dictionary

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