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ox|i|do|re|duc|tase — «OK suh doh rih DUHK tays», noun. an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction in which one molecule of a compound is oxidized and the other reduced; an oxido reducing enzyme … Useful english dictionary
tase — acon·i·tase; ad·e·nyl·py·ro·phos·pha·tase; an·a·tase; as·par·tase; cy·tase; di·op·tase; elas·tase; lac·tase; mu·tase; pec·tase; phos·pha·tase; phy·tase; py·ro·phos·pha·tase; re·duc·tase; syn·the·tase; aro·ma·tase; de·hy·dra·tase; hy·dra·tase;… … English syllables
duc — ab·duc·tion; ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ad·duc·er; ad·duc·i·ble; ad·duc·tion; ad·duc·tive; ad·duc·tor; aq·uae·duc·tus; bon·duc; cir·cum·duc·tion; con·duc·ta; con·duc·tio; con·duc·tion; con·duc·tive; con·duc·tiv·i·ty; con·duc·tom·e·ter;… … English syllables
reductase — re·duc·tase … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
oxidoreductase — An enzyme (EC class 1) catalyzing an oxidation reduction reaction. Trivial names for oxidoreductases include dehydrogenase, reductase, oxidase (where O2 is the H acceptor), oxygenase (where O2 is incorporated into the substrate), peroxidase (H2O2 … Medical dictionary
reductase — An enzyme that catalyzes a reduction; since all enzymes catalyze reactions in either direction, any r. can, under the proper conditions, behave as an oxidase and vice versa, hence the term oxidoreductase. For individual reductases, see the… … Medical dictionary
oxidoreductase — ox•i•do•re•duc•tase or ox•i•do re•duc•tase [[t]ˌɒk sɪ doʊ rɪˈdʌk teɪs, ˌteɪz[/t]] n. biochem. any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds … From formal English to slang
dihydrofolate reductase — An enzyme reversibly oxidizing tetrahydrofolate to 7,8 dihydrofolate with NADP+. A crucial enzyme in one carbon metabolism; used as a marker of drug resistance to methotrexate. SYN: 5,6,7,8 tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase. * * * di·hy·dro·fo·late… … Medical dictionary
pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase — An oxidoreductase reversibly reducing 1 pyrroline 5 carboxylate to l proline with NAD(P)H; a deficiency of this enzyme is associated with type I hyperprolinemia. SYN: proline dehydrogenase, proline oxidase. * * * pyr·ro·line 5 car·box·y·late… … Medical dictionary
