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English
Etymology
From its morphology, oxido- + reductase.
Noun
oxidoreductase (plural oxidoreductases)
- (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.
Translations
enzyme that catalyzes redox reactions