phenolase
/ˈfiːnəleɪz/Biochemistry
noun
Any of a class of copper-containing enzymes, found especially in plants and arthropods, which oxidize phenols to quinones.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette. From phenol + -ase, after German Phenolase.
- nucleolinus
- nucleolo-cytoplasmic
- nucleologenesis
- nucleoloid
- nucleolonema
- nucleolus
- nucleolysis
- nucleolytic
- nucleomorph
- nucleon
- nucleonic
- nucleonics
- nucleonium
- nucleopetal
- nucleophile
- nucleophilic
- nucleophilically
- nucleophilicity
- nucleoplasm
- nucleoplasmic
- nucleoplast
- nucleoprotamine
- nucleoproteid
- nucleoprotein
- nucleosidase