Antioxidase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antioxidase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress.
Example Sentences
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.)
Word Forms
- antioxidases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oxidoreductase, redoxase, oxydoreductase, oxidase, prooxidant, oxireductase.
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