Medical term:

oxidoreductase


oxidoreductase

 [ok″sĭ-do-re-duk´tās]
a class of enzymes that catalyze the reversible transfer of electrons from one substance to another (oxidation-reduction, or redox reaction).
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ox·i·do·re·duc·tase

(ok'si-dō-rē-dŭk'tās),
An enzyme catalyzing an oxidation-reduction reaction. Trivial names for oxidoreductases include dehydrogenase, reductase, oxidase (where O2 is the H acceptor), oxygenase (where O2 is incorporated into the substrate), peroxidase (H2O2 is the acceptor; catalase is an exception), and hydroxylase (coupled oxidation of two donors).
See also: oxidase.
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oxidoreductase

(ŏk′sĭ-dō-rĭ-dŭk′tās′, -tāz′)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction reaction.
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ox·i·do·re·duc·tase

(ok'si-dō-rĕ-dŭk'tās)
An enzyme (EC class 1) catalyzing an oxidation-reduction reaction. Trivial names for oxidoreductases include dehydrogenase, reductase, oxidase, oxygenase, peroxidase, and hydroxylase.
See also: oxidase
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oxidoreductase

one of a group of enzymes that catalyses OXIDATION-REDUCTION REACTIONS.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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