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diaphorase

American  
[dahy-af-uh-reys] / 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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