oxidase
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sɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of oxidoreductases that catalyze the oxidation of a substrate by molecular oxygen with the formation, in most cases, of hydrogen peroxide.
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| any of a group of enzymes that bring about biological oxidation | |
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Medical Dictionary
oxidase ox·i·dase (ŏk'sĭ-dās', -dāz')
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze oxidation, especially an enzyme that reacts with molecular oxygen to catalyze the oxidation of a substrate.
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Example sentences
Dietary restrictions and drug interactions with monoamine oxidase inhibitors: the state of the art.
Mitochondrial electron flow to cytochrome respiration is instead shorted thorough an alternative oxidase, producing heat.
Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor that blocks uric acid production.
Some scientists point to high testosterone levels combined with low monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which regulates dopamine.
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