oxidase
nounEtymology From oxide + -ase introduced by Gabriel Bertrand.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.
- The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.1915, “Hemoglobin in Anemia”, in American Medicine, volume 21, page 22:
- Derived terms
- aldehyde oxidase, aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase, antioxidase, catechol oxidase, dihydrobenzophenanthridine oxidase, ferroxidase, flavooxidase, monoamine oxidase, monoxidase, oxidasic, phenoloxidase, phenol oxidase, photooxidase, polyamine oxidase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase, xanthine oxidase