dehydrogenase

dehydrogenase

See also: Dehydrogenase

English

Etymology

de- +‎ hydrogen +‎ -ase

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪz/

Noun

dehydrogenase (plural dehydrogenases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
   • 1928, Marjory Stephenson, “On lactic dehydrogenase: A cell-free enzyme preparation obtained from bacteria”, in Biochemical Journal:

     This led to a search in the filtrate for a dehydrogenase which should activate lactate in preference to the other three substances.

Synonyms

• (dehydrogenating enzyme): dehydrase (disused)

Derived terms

• apodehydrogenase
• dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
• hydrogenase
• isocitrate dehydrogenase
• lactate dehydrogenase

 

Translations

enzyme

Chinese: Mandarin: 脫氫酶／脱氢酶 (zh) (tuōqīngméi) Finnish: dehydrogenaasi French: déshydrogénase (fr) f German: Dehydrogenase f Greek: αφυδρογονάση f (afydrogonási) Hungarian: dehidrogenáz Italian: deidrogenasi (it) f Japanese: 脱水素酵素 (だつすいそこうそ, datsusuiso kōso), デヒドロゲナーゼ (dehidorogenāze) Polish: dehydrogenaza f

Further reading

• dehydrogenase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia