metapyrocatechase
English
editEtymology
editFrom meta- + pyrocatechase.
Noun
editmetapyrocatechase (countable and uncountable, plural metapyrocatechases)
- (biochemistry) Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O2 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.