- dehydrogenase
- An enzyme that catalyses the removal of hydrogen atoms in biological reactions.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
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dehydrogenase — ☆ dehydrogenase [dē hī′drə jən ās΄, dē΄hī drä′jə nās΄ ] n. [ DE + HYDROGEN + ASE] any oxidoreductase enzyme that acts as a catalyst, in chemical reactions involving oxidation, by the removal of hydrogen … English World dictionary
Dehydrogenase — A dehydrogenase (also called DHO in the literature) is an enzyme that oxidises a substrate by a reduction reaction that transfers one or more hydrides (H−) to an electron acceptor, usually NAD+/NADP+ or a flavin coenzyme such as FAD or FMN.… … Wikipedia
Dehydrogenase — Eine Dehydrogenase ist ein Enzym, das sein Substrat durch Abspaltung von Wasserstoffatomen oxidiert. Dehydrogenasen gehören zur Gruppe I (Oxidoreduktasen) der EC Klassifikation. Der abgespaltene Wasserstoff wird auf Cosubstrate wie NAD+ oder FAD… … Deutsch Wikipedia
dehydrogenase — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1923 an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances compare succinate dehydrogenase … New Collegiate Dictionary
dehydrogenase — Class name for those enzymes that oxidize substrates by catalyzing removal of hydrogen from metabolites (hydrogen donors) and transferring it to other substances (hydrogen acceptors), which are thus reduced; most of the oxidative enzymes… … Medical dictionary
Dehydrogenase — De|hy|d|ro|ge|na|se [↑ de u. ↑ Hydrogenase], die; , n: veraltetes Syn.: Dehydrase: ein Enzym (↑ Oxidoreduktase), das die Ablösung von 2 Wasserstoff Atomen aus org. Verb. (↑ Oxidation) u. anschließend (als Hydrogenase) die Übertragung von H2 auf… … Universal-Lexikon
dehydrogenase — dehidrogenazė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Fermentas, katalizuojantis dviejų vandenilio atomų atskilimą nuo substrato. atitikmenys: angl. dehydrogenase rus. дегидрогеназа … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
dehydrogenase — (|)dē+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary de + hydrogenase : any of various enzymes that accelerate the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances (as diphosphopyridine nucleotide) and thus play an… … Useful english dictionary
dehydrogenase — Enzyme that oxidizes a substrate by transferring hydrogen to an acceptor that is either NAD+/NADP+ or a flavin enzyme … Dictionary of molecular biology
dehydrogenase — /dee huy dreuh jeuh nays , nayz /, n. Biochem. an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen. [1920 25; DEHYDROGEN(ATE) + ASE] * * * … Universalium
dehydrogenase — noun Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds … Wiktionary
