Reductase
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Enzyme that aids reduction reactions
A reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes a reduction reaction.[1][2]
Examples
- 5α-Reductase
- 5β-Reductase
- Dihydrofolate reductase
- HMG-CoA reductase
- Methemoglobin reductase
- Ribonucleotide reductase
- Thioredoxin reductase
- E. coli nitroreductase
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
See also
- Oxidase
- Oxidoreductase
References
- ^ Reductase at eMedicine Dictionary, Archive
- ^ "Reductase" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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- Diffusion-limited enzyme
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- Enzyme catalysis
- EC1 Oxidoreductases (list)
- EC2 Transferases (list)
- EC3 Hydrolases (list)
- EC4 Lyases (list)
- EC5 Isomerases (list)
- EC6 Ligases (list)
- EC7 Translocases (list)
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