noun
- an enzyme that catalyzes reduction reactions by adding electrons or hydrogen atoms to a substrate
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- The reductase enzyme plays a crucial role in cellular metabolism.
- Nitrate reductase helps plants convert nitrate into nitrite.
- Scientists studied the activity of the reductase in liver cells.
- The deficiency of this reductase leads to a rare genetic disorder.
- Researchers isolated the reductase from bacterial cultures.
- The reductase requires a cofactor to function properly.