Medical Definition of O-diphenolase
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An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyses the reaction between catechol and oxygen to yield benzoquinone and water. It is a complex of copper-containing proteins that acts also on a variety of substituted catechols.
Chemical name: 1,2-Benzenediol:oxygen oxidoreductase
Registry number: EC 1.10.3.1
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of O-diphenolase
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