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thioreductase

thioreductase noun: any enzyme that reduces disulfide to thiol.

Noun

thioreductase (plural thioreductases)

  1. Any enzyme that reduces disulfide to thiol

Forms of thioreductase

pluralthioreductases

Origin of thioreductase

From thio- + reductase.

Questions about thioreductase

What does thioreductase mean?
Thioreductase means any enzyme that reduces disulfide to thiol.
What part of speech is thioreductase?
Thioreductase is a noun.
What is the plural of thioreductase?
The plural of thioreductase is thioreductases.

Words near thioreductase in the dictionary

  1. thioquinone
  2. thioquinones
  3. thioquinox
  4. thioredoxin
  5. thioredoxins
  6. thioreductase
  7. thioreductases
  8. thioridazine
  9. thioridazines
  10. thiorphan
  11. thiosalicylate

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