Medical term:

hydrogenase



hydrogenase

 [hi´dro-jen-ās″]
an enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of various substances by combining them with molecular hydrogen.
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hy·dro·gen·ase

(hī'drō-jen-ās, hī-droj'ĕ-nās),
1. Any enzyme that removes a hydride ion (or H:-) from NADH (or NADPH). Synonym(s): hydrogenlyase
2. The enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of 2H+ with ferricytochrome or ferredoxin to generate H2.
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hydrogenase

(hī-drŏj′ə-nās′, -nāz′)
n.
An enzyme in certain microorganisms that catalyzes the hydrolysis or reduction of a substrate by molecular hydrogen.
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hydrogenase

(1) Hydrogen dehydrogenase, EC 1.12.1.2.
(2) Cytochrome-c3 hydrogenase, EC 1.12.2.1.
(3) EC 1.18.99.1 (transferred to ferredoxin hydrogenase, EC 1.12.7.2).
(4) Any enzyme that removes H+ from NADH or adds H+ to ferricytochrome or ferredoxin.
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hy·dro·gen·ase

(hī-droj'ĕn-ās)
Any enzyme that removes a hydride ion (or H:-) from NADH (or NADPH) or adds hydrogen to ferricytochrome or to ferredoxin.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hydrogenase

an ENZYME that can use molecular hydrogen to reduce various substances.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005


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