- catalatic
- adjective see catalase
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
catalatic
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catalatic — adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of catalases. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catalatic — See catalase. * * * … Universalium
catalatic — cat·a·lat·ic … English syllables
catalatic — adjective of or relating to the enzyme catalase • Pertains to noun: ↑catalase • Derivationally related forms: ↑catalase * * * adjective see catalase … Useful english dictionary
catalase — catalatic /kat l at ik/, adj. /kat l ays , ayz /, n. Biochem. an enzyme that decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water. [1900 05; CATAL(YSIS) + ASE] * * * ▪ biochemistry an enzyme that brings about (catalyzes) the reaction by which … Universalium
catalase — noun Etymology: catalysis Date: 1901 a red crystalline enzyme that consists of a protein complex with hematin groups and catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen • catalatic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Haemopexin — Hemopexin, also known as HPX, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: HPX hemopexin| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3263| accessdate = ] The protein encoded by this gene, hemopexin… … Wikipedia
catalase — n. [Gr. kata, down; allassein, to change] An enzyme found in essentially all living cells except anaerobic bacteria that catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen; catalatic adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
catalase — A hemoprotein catalyzing the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen (2H2O2 → O2 + 2H2O); a deficiency of c. is associated with acatalasemia. * * * cat·a·lase kat əl .ās, .āz … Medical dictionary
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
