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dismutase

dismutase noun: any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.

Noun

dismutase (plural dismutases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
    • Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of dismutase

pluraldismutases

Origin of dismutase

From dismutate + -ase.

Words formed from dismutase

  • superoxide dismutase

Questions about dismutase

What does dismutase mean?
Dismutase means any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
What part of speech is dismutase?
Dismutase is a noun.
What is the plural of dismutase?
The plural of dismutase is dismutases.

Words near dismutase in the dictionary

  1. dismounting
  2. dismountings
  3. dismounts
  4. Dismukes
  5. Dismukeses
  6. dismutase
  7. dismutases
  8. dismutate
  9. dismutated
  10. dismutates
  11. dismutating

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