antioxidase

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ oxidase

Noun

antioxidase (plural antioxidases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress
    • 2015 July 16, “Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Nitric Oxide (NO) Involved in Bermudagrass Response to Cold Stress”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0132991:
      Activities of antioxidase were also altered after cold stress treatment, precisely, SOD and APX activities were elevated under cold stress in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.