"reductase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz/ Forms: reductases [plural]
Etymology: From reduct(ion) + -ase. Head templates: {{en-noun}} reductase (plural reductases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate. Wikipedia link: reductase Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: dinitrogenase reductase, dinitrogen reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, nitrite reductase, PETN reductase, sepiapterin reductase Translations (enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate): reduktaasi (Finnish), réductase [feminine] (French), riduttasi [feminine] (Italian), 還元酵素 (kangen-kōso) (Japanese), reductasa [feminine] (Spanish)

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