metapyrocatechase

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English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ pyrocatechase.

Noun

metapyrocatechase (countable and uncountable, plural metapyrocatechases)

  1. (biochemistry) Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O2 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.