phenoloxidase

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Etymology

phenol +‎ oxidase

Noun

phenoloxidase (plural phenoloxidases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes
    • 1991, Gregory W. Narr & Nicholas Cohen, Phylogenesis of Immune Functions‎, →ISBN, page 48:
      In one widely accepted model, the oxidation of catechols (o-diphenols) to o-quinones by cuticular phenoloxidase takes place and then these quinones diffuse into the cuticle […]

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