dismutase

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noun

Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) →
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Meanings

noundismutase (plural dismutases)

plural dismutases

  1. biochemistryAny 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

Origin

  1. Englishdismutate
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. Englishdismutase

From dismutate + -ase.

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Translations

German Dismutase
  • Dismutaseany of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions
Italian dismutasi
  • dismutasiany of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions
Cite this entry
APA

dismutase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismutase

MLA

“dismutase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismutase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismutase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismutase.

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