Thyroperoxidase
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thyroperoxidase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An enzyme, expressed mainly in the thyroid, that liberates iodine for addition onto tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin for the production of thyroxine or triiodothyronine.
Meaning
(biochemistry) An enzyme, expressed mainly in the thyroid, that liberates iodine for addition onto tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin for the production of thyroxine or triiodothyronine.
Word Forms
- thyroperoxidases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thyrodoxin, iodinase, deiodinase, thyroxine, thyroglobulin, thyroglobin.
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