oxygenase /ox·y·gen·ase/ (-jen-ās) any oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of both atoms of molecular oxygen into a single substrate.
ox·y·gen·ase ( k s -j -n s , -nz)n. An enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen into its substrate. Also called direct oxidase. |
oxygenase
any enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the incorporation of both atoms of molecular oxygen into the substrate.
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