Monooxygenase definition
(biochemistry) Any oxygenase enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water; active in the metabolism of many foreign compounds.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
monooxygenase
Plural:
monooxygenasesOrigin of monooxygenase
- mono- + oxygenase
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