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reductase
[ ri-duhk-teys, -teyz ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.
reductase
/ rɪˈdʌkteɪz /
noun
- any enzyme that catalyses a biochemical reduction reaction
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reductase1
First recorded in 1900–05; reduct(ion) + -ase
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reductase1
C20: from reduction + -ase
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