oxidase
/ok-si-deys, -deyz/US // ˈɒk sɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz //UK // (ˈɒksɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz) //
氧化酶,氧化物酶,氧化脢,氧化剂
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
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.
Examples
The answer lies in polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme that combines with oxygen to speed up cellular decomposition.
If tricyclics do not help, MAO inhibitors (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) are usually tried.
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