dehydrogenase
[ dee-hahy-druh-juh-neys, -neyz ]
/ diˈhaɪ drə dʒəˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz /
noun Biochemistry.
an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen.
Origin of dehydrogenase
First recorded in 1920–25;
dehydrogen(ate) +
-ase
Words nearby dehydrogenase
British Dictionary definitions for dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
/ (diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪz) /
noun
an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor
Medical definitions for dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
[ dē′hī-drŏj′ə-nās′, -nāz′, dē-hī′drə-jə- ]
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the removal and transfer of hydrogen from a substrate in an oxidation-reduction reaction.