Meanings
nounreductase (plural reductases)
plural reductases
- biochemistryAn enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.
disulfide reduction by glutathione is a three-step process, the last of which is catalyzed by glutathione reductase
2008, Louis J. Casarett, Curtis D. Klaassen, Casarett and Doull's toxicology: the basic science of poisons, McGraw-Hill Professional, page 187
Origin
Translations
Finnish reduktaasi
- reduktaasienzyme that chemically reduces its substrate
French réductase
- réductaseenzyme that chemically reduces its substrate
Italian riduttasi
- riduttasienzyme that chemically reduces its substrate
Japanese 還元酵素
- 還元酵素 (kangen-kōso)enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate
Polish reduktaza
- reduktazaenzyme that chemically reduces its substrate
Spanish reductasa
- reductasaenzyme that chemically reduces its substrate
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APA
reductase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductase
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“reductase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductase. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reductase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reductase.
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