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diaphorase

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[dahy-af-uh-rays] / daɪˈæf əˌreɪs /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a flavoprotein, found in mitochondria, that acts as an enzyme in catalyzing the oxidation of reduced NAD.


Etymology

Origin of diaphorase

< German Diaphorase (1938) < Greek diáphor ( os ) different, unlike ( see dia-, -phore) + German -ase -ase


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