- oxidase
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1896 any of various enzymes that catalyze oxidations; especially one able to react directly with molecular oxygen • oxidasic adjective
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oxidase — [äk′si dās΄, äk′sidāz΄] n. [ OXID(IZE) + ASE] any oxidoreductase enzyme that acts as a catalyst in oxidation reactions in which oxygen is the electron acceptor … English World dictionary
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oxidase — oxidasic /ok si day sik, zik/, adj. /ok si days , dayz /, n. Biochem. 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. [1895 1900; OXIDE +… … Universalium
oxidase — noun Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen … Wiktionary
oxidase — Classically, one of a group of enzymes, now termed oxidoreductases (EC class 1), that bring about oxidation by the addition of oxygen to a metabolite or by the removal of hydrogen or of one or more electrons. O. is now used for those cases in… … Medical dictionary
Oxidase — Oxi|da|se 〈f. 19; Biochem.〉 oxidierend wirkendes Enzym; oV Oxydase * * * O|xi|da|se [↑ Oxidation u. ↑ ase], die; , n: zur Gruppe der ↑ Oxidoreduktasen gehörende Enzyme, die org. Substrate mit Hilfe von mol. Sauerstoff haupts. unter Bildung von… … Universal-Lexikon
