Definition of Horseradish peroxidase

1. Noun. An enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodies.

Generic synonyms: Peroxidase

Medical Definition of Horseradish peroxidase

1. A large enzyme, frequently used in conjunction with diaminobenzidine as an intracellular marker to identify cells both at light and electron microscopic levels. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horseradish Peroxidase

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horseradish
horseradish peroxidase (current term)
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Literary usage of Horseradish peroxidase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry of Enzyme Actions by Kaufman George Falk (1921)
"Similar changes have been brought about by horseradish peroxidase and by a trace of ... The horseradish peroxidase was studied. A quantitative method for ..."

2. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"Hydrogen peroxide in RLE-6TN cell conditioned media was determined after 6 hr of crocidolite exposure based on the horseradish peroxidase-dependent ..."

3. Emf Science Review Symposium: Breakout Group Reports for Theoretical edited by Mary S. Wolfe, Christopher J. Portier (1997)
"The breakout group focused on ODC, Na,K-ATPase, and enzymes (ethanolamine ammonia lyase, and horseradish peroxidase) that are affected through radical pair ..."

4. Practical Physiological Chemistry by Sydney William Cole (1920)
"horseradish peroxidase. Horseradish scrapings are soaked in alcohol, filtered and dried in a thin layer. The dried scrapings are extracted with water and ..."

5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... appears to conduct bidirectional transport of horseradish peroxidase suggests that direct elimination of particles from the dome may occur. Summary. ..."

6. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"... such as horseradish peroxidase (HRP) or alkaline phosphatase (AP), is the basis of EIA techniques. Enzymatic activity, in the presence of a chromogen, ..."

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