peroxidase

peroxidase [puh-rok-si-deys, -deyz] ExamplesWord Origin noun Biochemistry.

any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.

Origin of peroxidase First recorded in 1900–05; peroxide + -ase Examples from the Web for peroxidase Historical Examples of peroxidase

The plant extract loses the power to cause such luminescence on boiling and the peroxidase will not dialyze.

E. Newton Harvey

Esculin will not luminesce with peroxidase and H2O2, but pyrogallol or gallic acid will.

E. Newton Harvey

This peroxidase was found in the skins of black agouti, chocolate and blue rabbits, but not in yellow or orange rabbits.

Jacques Loeb

British Dictionary definitions for peroxidase peroxidase noun

any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide. They generally consist of a protein combined with haem

peroxidase in Medicine peroxidase [pə-rŏk′sĭ-dās′, -dāz′] n.

Any of a group of enzymes that occur especially in plant cells and catalyze the oxidation of a substance by a peroxide.