reductase

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Noun reductase has 1 sense

reductase - an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance
--₁ is a kind of enzyme
--₁ has particulars: HMG-CoA reductase, 5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase

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Reductase

Definition:

A reductase is an enzyme that facilitates the reduction of a chemical compound by catalyzing a reduction reaction.

Example sentences:

The liver produces an essential reductase enzyme to break down toxins.
This particular reductase is responsible for converting vitamin A into its active form.
In the presence of reductase, glucose is enzymatically transformed into sorbitol.

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