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oxidase

oxidase

2 8.9
A protein in cells that helps a chemical react with oxygen from the air
  • noun
  • /ˈɑksɪˌdeɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : oxidasa
  • In this study, we found that exogenously applied MeJA increased aldehyde oxidase (AO) activities in the roots and leaves of maize (Zea mays).
  • aldehyde oxidase
  • cytochrome oxidase
  • monoamine oxidase

I suppose it must be NNDMT containing plant which is made orally active through the Mao inhibitors, monomine oxidase inhibitors in the vine.

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Examples

  • Cytochrome oxidase is essential for the electron transport chain in cellular respiration.

  • Sepsis-causing bacteria may be either oxidase positive or oxidase negative.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The production of cytochrome c oxidase has no critical role in causing sepsis.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Polyphenol oxidase is the enzyme that makes phenolics react to form brown pigments.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In some bacteria, the presence of oxidase can help distinguish them from other species.

  • Researchers study polyphenol oxidase to understand its role in browning reactions in fruits.

Synonyms

oxygenase
vsoxidase
  • Specialized
7.7

An enzyme that adds oxygen to other molecules during chemical reactions

transfers oxygen from the air to a substrate without inserting oxygen atoms

Compounds

1 6.8

A medicine that blocks an enzyme in the brain to raise mood chemicals

monoamine oxidase
  • Specialized
5.8

A substance in the body that breaks down brain chemicals like serotonin and dopamine

Surface Forms

oxidase singular
oxidases plural

Morphology

oxidase = oxide (semi-transparent) = oxid + ase

The stem relates clearly to 'oxide' (oxygen-related), but '-ase' is a specialized biochemical suffix meaning 'enzyme', which may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

The word oxidase starts with oxid-, the same root as oxygen ('oxygen'), and ends with -ase, the common enzyme ending you see in words like lactase. So an oxidase is an enzyme that works with or moves 'oxygen' to change a substance.