hydrogenase
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A protein in cells that helps make or use hydrogen gas
- noun
- /ˌhaɪdrəˈdʒiːneɪs/
- Specialized
:
hidrogenasa
- Researchers discovered that the presence of hydrogenase significantly enhances plant growth by facilitating hydrogen production.
Examples
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In addition to hydrogenase activity increasing fivefold, protease activity increases tenfold," Clark says.
Academic text (1994) -
The enzyme hydrogenase plays a crucial role in how bacteria produce hydrogen gas during their metabolic processes.
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In the laboratory, scientists measure the activity of hydrogenase to understand its role in various biochemical reactions.
Surface Forms
hydrogenase singular
hydrogenases plural
Morphology
Etymology
Hydrogenase breaks into three parts: hydro- 'water', -gen 'producer', and -ase 'enzyme'. So a hydrogenase is an enzyme, or helper protein, that makes or uses hydrogen gas, which is exactly what this enzyme does in living things.