reductase

[ ri-duhk-teys, -teyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.

reductase

/ rɪˈdʌkteɪz /

noun

1. any enzyme that catalyses a biochemical reduction reaction

Word History and Origins

Origin of reductase¹

First recorded in 1900–05; reduct(ion) + -ase

Word History and Origins

Origin of reductase¹

C20: from reduction + -ase