1. Noun. A peroxidase found in, e.g., milk and saliva. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Lactoperoxidase
1. Peroxidase enzyme from milk that finds an important use in generating active iodine as a nonpermeant radiolabel for membrane proteins.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
