Antioxidase

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any enzyme that reduces the effects of an oxidase and counters oxidative stress

    "Activities of antioxidase were also altered after cold stress treatment, precisely, SOD and APX activities were elevated under cold stress in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)"

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"Activities of antioxidase were also altered after cold stress treatment, precisely, SOD and APX activities were elevated under cold stress in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)"

Etymology

From anti- + oxidase.

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