peroxidase
nounEtymology From peroxide + -ase.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
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- Synonyms
- PX, Px
- Derived terms
- antiperoxidase, bromoperoxidase, chloroperoxidase, endoperoxidase, haloperoxidase, hemoperoxidase, immunoperoxidase, lactoperoxidase, microperoxidase, myeloperoxidase, ovoperoxidase, permitless carryglutathione peroxidase, peroxidatic, pseudoperoxidase, Px, PX, selenoperoxidase