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ketoreductase

ketoreductase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a ketone.

Noun

ketoreductase (plural ketoreductases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a ketone

Forms of ketoreductase

pluralketoreductases

Origin of ketoreductase

From keto- + reductase.

Questions about ketoreductase

What does ketoreductase mean?
Ketoreductase means any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a ketone.
What part of speech is ketoreductase?
Ketoreductase is a noun.
What is the plural of ketoreductase?
The plural of ketoreductase is ketoreductases.

Words near ketoreductase in the dictionary

  1. ketopimelates
  2. ketoprofen
  3. ketoprofene
  4. ketopyranose
  5. ketopyranoses
  6. ketoreductase
  7. ketoreductases
  8. ketoreduction
  9. ketoreductions
  10. ketoret
  11. ketorfanol

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