(biochemistry) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.

plural of oxidase

Of or relating to oxidase.

(biochemistry) A crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the oxidation especially of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid and of many aldehydes to carboxylic acids and that is obtained usually from milk or liver.

(biochemistry) Either of two enzymes, found in the outer membrane of mitochondria, that degrade biogenic amines and are thus responsible for the destruction of transmitter substances at neuronal synapses.

plural of monoamine oxidase

An enzyme, similar to tyrosinase, that catalyses the oxidation of phenols such as catechol.

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of a polyamine, but especially of acetylspermine to acetylspermidine and aminopropanal

(biochemistry) An enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production, removing hydrogen atoms from protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX.

(biochemistry) An enzyme that produces oxidized forms of benzophenanthridine alkaloids, such as sanguinarine from dihydrosanguinarine, chelirubine from dihydrochelirubine, and macarpine from dihydromacarpine.