oxidase
noun
ox·i·dase
ˈäk-sə-ˌdās 
-ˌdāz
: any of various enzymes that catalyze oxidations
especially
: one able to react directly with molecular oxygen
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In people with active CGD, genetic mutations are thought to cause a defect in a key enzyme, NADPH oxidase.
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Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
The reason this happens is because apples contain an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2023
According to Smithsonian Magazine, bees have an enzyme in their stomachs called glucose oxidase, which mixes with nectar and breaks down into gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
—USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Bees must add an enzyme to the honey to help fight microbes further: glucose oxidase.
—Darren Incorvaia, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2021
The specific sequence used was a fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial gene that enables species to be identified without relying on any morphological indicators such as color or shape [4].
—Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2017
The acids in lemon juice will inactivate the polyphenol oxidase enzyme and prevent the browning process.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
Test tube experiments have shown that light can trigger the enzyme cytochrome C oxidase, which is present on mitochondrial membranes, to rev up cellular energy production, which in turn might increase blood flow and stimulate cells to churn out several neuroprotective proteins and growth factors.
—Gunjan Sinha, Science | AAAS, 17 Sep. 2020
From this tissue, the lab sequences a section of a gene known as cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, or CO1.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
The reason this happens is because apples contain an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2023
According to Smithsonian Magazine, bees have an enzyme in their stomachs called glucose oxidase, which mixes with nectar and breaks down into gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide.
—USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Bees must add an enzyme to the honey to help fight microbes further: glucose oxidase.
—Darren Incorvaia, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2021
The specific sequence used was a fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial gene that enables species to be identified without relying on any morphological indicators such as color or shape [4].
—Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2017
The acids in lemon juice will inactivate the polyphenol oxidase enzyme and prevent the browning process.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
Test tube experiments have shown that light can trigger the enzyme cytochrome C oxidase, which is present on mitochondrial membranes, to rev up cellular energy production, which in turn might increase blood flow and stimulate cells to churn out several neuroprotective proteins and growth factors.
—Gunjan Sinha, Science | AAAS, 17 Sep. 2020
From this tissue, the lab sequences a section of a gene known as cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, or CO1.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
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1896, in the meaning defined above
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oxidase
noun
ox·i·dase
ˈäk-sə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz
: any of various enzymes that catalyze oxidations
especially
: one able to react directly with molecular oxygen
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