oxidoreductase

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Etymology[edit]

From its morphology, oxido- +‎ reductase.

Noun[edit]

oxidoreductase (plural oxidoreductases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.
    • 2011, Charles G. D. Brook, Peter Clayton, Rosalind Brown, Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, page 196:
      It remains to be seen whether oxidoreductase deficiency is a significant cause of non-syndromic ambiguous genitalia in newborn females and undermasculinized males of unknown diagnosis as assessed by urinary steroid analyses.

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