(mon'ō-ok'si-jĕ-nā'sez), A class of oxidoreductases that catalyze the incorporation of one of the atoms of a molecule of oxygen (O2) into the sugbstrate whle reducing the other atom to water (H2O).
mon·o·ox·y·ge·na·ses
(mon'ō-ok'si-jĕ-nās-ez) Oxidoreductases that induce the incorporation of one atom of oxygen from O2 into the substance being oxidized.