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Definition of Oxidoreductase

1. Noun. An enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction.

Definition of Oxidoreductase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction. ¹

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Definition of Oxidoreductase

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Medical Definition of Oxidoreductase

1. An oxidase that uses molecular oxygen as the electron acceptor. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Oxidoreductase

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1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"MDH- and tartarate-inhibited acid phosphatase activities were not influenced by the treatments. ;e, NAD oxidoreductase, EC irk was supported by USPHS ..."

2. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"... but DHT is also further metabolized to the weak androgen 5a-androstane-3,17p diol by the cytosolic enzyme 3a-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase ..."

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