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aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An oxidoreductase enzyme whose products are ethylene, cyanide, dehydroascorbate, carbon dioxide, and water.
    • ACC oxidase (aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase) is involved in the last step of ethylene biosynthesis. ACC oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes ethylene-forming reactions. 2011, Michael B. Smith, Organic Chemistry: An Acid-Base Approach, page 606: