An enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction

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n. (context enzyme English) Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.

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n. an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction

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In biochemistry , an oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of electrons from one molecule, the reductant , also called the electron donor , to another, the oxidant , also called the electron acceptor . This group of enzymes usually utilizes ...