reductase

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R0107700 (rĭ-dŭk′tās′, -tāz′)n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the reduction of an organic compound.

[reduct(ion) + -ase.]

reductase

(rɪˈdʌkteɪz) n (Biochemistry) any enzyme that catalyses a biochemical reduction reaction[C20: from reduction + -ase]

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(rɪˈdʌk teɪs, -teɪz)

n. any enzyme acting as a reducing agent. [1900–05]

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Noun

reductase - an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase, HMG-CoA reductase - a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterolenzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

Translations

reductase

[re-duk´tās] an enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reduction.5α-reductase an enzyme that catalyzes the irreversible reduction of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.

re·duc·tase

(rē-dŭk'tās), An enzyme that catalyzes a reduction; because all enzymes catalyze reactions in either direction, any reductase can, under the proper conditions, behave as an oxidase and vice versa, hence the term oxidoreductase. For individual reductases, see the specific names. Synonym(s): reducing enzyme

reductase

(rĭ-dŭk′tās′, -tāz′)n. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the reduction of an organic compound.

reductase

A generic term for any enzyme that catalyses a chemical reduction reaction.

re·duc·tase

(rĕ-dŭk'tās) An enzyme that catalyzes a reduction; because all enzymes catalyze reactions in either direction, any reductase can, under the proper conditions, behave as an oxidase and vice versa; hence the term oxidoreductase.

reductase

an ENZYME that catalyses the REDUCTION of a compound.

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noun an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance

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