CATALASE

Meaning of CATALASE in English

[ 'katəleɪz ]

■ noun Biochemistry an enzyme that plays an important role in the removal of hydrogen peroxide from animal and plant cells.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from catalysis + -ase .

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CATALASE — noun Etymology: catalysis Date: 1901 a red crystalline enzyme that consists of a protein complex with hematin groups and catalyzes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATALASE — ˈkad. ə lˌās noun ( -s ) Etymology: catal ysis + -ase : a red crystalline enzyme widely distributed in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATALASE — — catalatic /kat'l at"ik/ , adj. /kat"l ays', -ayz'/ , n. Biochem. an enzyme that decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATALASE — n. enzyme which breaks down hydrogen peroxide
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CATALASE — noun Etymology: catalysis Date: 1901 : a red crystalline enzyme that consists of a protein complex with hematin groups and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATALASE — [cat.a.lase] n [catalysis] (1901): a red crystalline enzyme that consists of a protein complex with hematin groups and catalyzes the …
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CATALASE — an enzyme that brings about (catalyzes) the reaction by which hydrogen peroxide is decomposed to water and oxygen. Found extensively …
Britannica English vocabulary
CATALASE — n. Biochem. an enzyme that catalyses the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. [CATALYSIS]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATALASE — n. Biochem. an enzyme that catalyses the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. [ CATALYSIS ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATALASE — n. Biochem. an enzyme that catalyses the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. Etymology: CATALYSIS
Oxford English vocab
CATALASE — A red crystalline enzyme that consists of a protein complex with hematin groups and catalyzes the decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
CATALASE — каталаза
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CATALASE — Каталаза
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CATALASE — каталаза (гемсодержащий фермент)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CATALASE — каталаза
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CATALASE — n. Pronunciation: ' ka-t ə - ˌ l ā s, - ˌ l ā z Function: noun Etymology: catalysis Date: …
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PEROXISOME — noun Etymology: peroxide + 3-some Date: 1965 a cytoplasmic cell organelle containing enzymes (as catalase) which act in oxidative reactions …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATALATIC — adjective see: catalase
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUMNER, JAMES (BATCHELLER) — born Nov. 19, 1887, Canton, Mass., U.S. died Aug. 12, 1955, Buffalo, N.Y. U.S. biochemist. He taught at Cornell University …
Английский словарь Британика
PORPHYRIN — Any of a class of biologically important heterocyclic compound s of a characteristic chemical structure that includes four pyrrole groups …
Английский словарь Британика
CATALATIC — adjective see catalase
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PEROXISOME — pəˈräksə̇ˌsōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: peroxi de + -some (III) : a cytoplasmic cell organelle that contains catalytic enzymes …
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RESPIRATORY ENZYME — noun : an enzyme (as an oxidase, dehydrogenase, or catalase) associated with the processes of cellular respiration ; especially : …
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PORPHYRIN — ˈpȯ(r)fərə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek porphyra purple + International Scientific Vocabulary -in : any of a group of …
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PEROXIDATIC — pə|räksə|dad.ik adjective Etymology: from peroxidase, after such pairs as English catalase : catalatic : of or relating to peroxidase
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PEROXIDASE — pəˈräksəˌdās, -āz noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peroxide + -ase : an enzyme occurring especially in plants, …
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HEMOPROTEIN — “+ noun Etymology: hem- + protein : a conjugated protein (as hemoglobin, catalase, peroxidase, or cytochrome) whose nonprotein portion is …
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CLOSTRIDIUM — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from clostr- (from Greek klōstēr spindle) + -idium 1. capitalized : a genus of anaerobic …
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KATALASE — /kat"l ays', -ayz'/ , n. Biochem. 1. catalase. 2. peroxidase.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTICATALASE — /an'tee kat"l ays', -ayz', an'tuy-/ , n. Biochem. a substance that inhibits the enzymatic action of a catalase. [ ANTI- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATALATIC — see catalase
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACATALASIA — rare hereditary metabolic disorder caused by lack of the organic catalyst or enzyme called catalase. Although a deficiency of catalase …
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