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reductase Definition

re·duc·tase (ri duktās′, -tāz′)

noun

any of a class of enzymes that catalyze biochemical reductions

Etymology: reduct(ion) + -ase

reductase Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Two of the compounds also led to a fourfold boost in production of a detoxifying enzyme called quinone reductase in mouse liver cells.
  • inhibit: Saw Palmetto inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, which in turn reduces the amount of DHT produced.

Adjective modifier

  • dihydrofolate: More importantly the easily understandable rules provided insights which were directly comparable to the relevant literature concerning the binding site of dihydrofolate reductase.
  • fumarate: Other organisms can use fumarate reductase for ATP production by anaerobic respiration.
  • soluble: Kinetic an crystallographic analysis of the key active site acid/base arginine in a soluble fumarate reductase.
  • bacterial: Identification of the active site acid/base catalyst in a bacterial fumarate reductase: a kinetic and crystallographic study.
  • unique: Structural and mechanistic mapping of a unique fumarate reductase.

Modifies a noun

  • inhibitor: The second group, the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors carry out their work by blocking the production of the main hormone responsible for prostate enlargement.
  • deficiency: A good example of this, which will be discussed elsewhere on this site, is the intersex condition, five alpha reductase deficiency.
  • gene: Yellow poplar saplings, expressed with the bacterial mercuric reductase gene, also take up mercury from the soil ( Rugh C.L et al.
  • activity: Rosuvastatin accounts for greater than 90 % of the circulating HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor activity.
  • enzyme: Certain combinations of minerals, herbs and vitamins bind with the 5-alpha reductase enzyme to stop it converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.
  • domain: The C-terminal or reductase domain binds FMN, FAD and NADPH.

Noun used with modifier

  • ribonucleotide: Substrate binding to this site is thought to affect enzyme activity by altering the relative positions of the two subunits of ribonucleotide reductase.
  • aldose: The new compound showed weak activity against aldose reductase.
  • 5-alpha: Saw Palmetto inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, which in turn reduces the amount of DHT produced.
  • glutathione: During the initial glutathione reductase reaction a hydride ion is transferred from the bound coenzyme NADPH to the flavin ring system of FAD.
  • fumarate: Structural and mechanistic mapping of a unique fumarate reductase.
  • nitrite: Initial results suggest a shift in nitrite reductase diversity under the L. perenne and fallow treatments.