reductase

See also: réductase

English

Etymology

From reduct(ion) + -ase.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz/
Hyphenation: re‧duct‧ase

Noun

reductase (plural reductases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.
- 2008, Louis J. Casarett, Curtis D. Klaassen, Casarett and Doull's toxicology: the basic science of poisons, McGraw-Hill Professional, page 187:
  disulfide reduction by glutathione is a three-step process, the last of which is catalyzed by glutathione reductase

Derived terms

Translations

enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate

Finnish: reduktaasi
French: réductase (fr) f
Italian: riduttasi f
Japanese: 還元酵素 (kangen-kōso)
Spanish: reductasa (es) f

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