hydrogenase en · NOUN
Etymology
From hydrogen + -ase, after dehydrogenase.
Meanings
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Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
It is clear from the experiments cited already that we are dealing with a bacterial enzyme comparable with the dehydrogenases, the substrate in this case being molecular hydrogen. […] In order to conform with the accepted terminology we suggest that this enzyme be called "hydrogenase."
1930, Marjory Stephenson, LH Stickland, “Hydrogenase: a bacterial enzyme activating molecular hydrogen”, in Biochemical Journal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydrogenases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
de Hydrogenase (Translations) · fr hydrogénase (Translations) · it idrogenasi (Translations)