reductase

See also: réductase

English

Etymology

From reduct(ion) + -ase.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

reductase (plural reductases)

1. (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

• dinitrogenase reductase
• dinitrogen reductase
• methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
• nitrite reductase
• PETN reductase
• sepiapterin reductase

 

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