antioxidase

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ oxidase

Noun[edit]

antioxidase (plural antioxidases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
    • 2015 July 16, “Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Nitric Oxide (NO) Involved in Bermudagrass Response to Cold Stress”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Activities of antioxidase were also altered after cold stress treatment, precisely, SOD and APX activities were elevated under cold stress in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
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