aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase

noun

An oxidoreductase enzyme whose products are ethylene, cyanide, dehydroascorbate, carbon dioxide, and water.

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nounaminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn oxidoreductase enzyme whose products are ethylene, cyanide, dehydroascorbate, carbon dioxide, and water.

    ACC oxidase (aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase) is involved in the last step of ethylene biosynthesis. ACC oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes ethylene-forming reactions.

    2011, Michael B. Smith, Organic Chemistry: An Acid-Base Approach, page 606
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