Peroxidase
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noun.
Any of a group of enzymes that occur especially in plant cells and catalyze the oxidation of a substance by a peroxide.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as
oxidase
. Also
peroxydase
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any of a class of
enzymes
that act on
substrates
such as
hydrogen peroxide
and
organic
hydroperoxides
such as lipid peroxides.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide
Word Usage
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