Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen into its substrate.
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- noun biochemistry An
enzyme whichcatalyses biochemical reactions withoxygen .
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- noun an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen
Etymologies
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Examples
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Zinc protoporphyrin regulates cyclin D1 expression independent of heme oxygenase inhibition.
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The role and regulation of heme oxygenase in lung antioxidant defenses
Research 2010
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They relieve pain and inflammation by blocking an enzyme called cyclo-oxygenase COX.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Why Medication Can Be Dangerous to Your Health M.D. Leo Galland 2010
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This anti-inflammatory signaling agent upregulates the expression of a gene that encodes for a cell-protective substance called heme oxygenase 1 HO-1.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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They relieve pain and inflammation by blocking an enzyme called cyclo-oxygenase (COX).
Leo Galland, M.D.: Why Medication Can Be Dangerous to Your Health 2010
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In the initial step of the Calvin Cycle, carbon dioxide (from the atmosphere) reacts with a five-carbon compound, ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP), in a reaction that is catalyzed by the enzyme RuBP carboxylase/oxygenase ( "RuBisco").
Photosynthesis 2009
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The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (like Motrin) block an enzyme (cyclo-oxygenase) that becomes involved in the prostaglandin cascade.
Gary R. Gaffney: There is Gravity in Yankee Stadium: Effects and Side Effects of Anabolic Steroids 2008
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In this path CO2 is converted to phosphoglycerate via the enzyme RuBisCO Ribulose biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase.
Potential Academic Misconduct by the Euro Team « Climate Audit 2006
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This, together with the iron-oxygenase discovered earlier, has given a complete account of the oxidations and reductions in the living world.
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Current data suggest that selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, particularly in higher doses, should be avoided.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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