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(biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes.
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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Phenol oxidase means (biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes.
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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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