antioxidase

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ oxidase.

Noun

antioxidase (plural antioxidases)

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
   • 2015 July 16, “Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Nitric Oxide (NO) Involved in Bermudagrass Response to Cold Stress”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Activities of antioxidase were also altered after cold stress treatment, precisely, SOD and APX activities were elevated under cold stress in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)