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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Oxidoreductases

Preferred term

Oxidoreductases  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dehydrogenase
  • Dehydrogenases
  • Oxidoreductase
  • Reductase
  • Reductases

Note

  • entry terms OXIDASES; REDUCTASES, and DEHYDROGENASES are GEN only: see Tree D8 under OXIDOREDUCTASES for all indentions and choose the most specific

Scope note

  • The class of all enzymes catalyzing oxidoreduction reactions. The substrate that is oxidized is regarded as a hydrogen donor. The systematic name is based on donor:acceptor oxidoreductase. The recommended name will be dehydrogenase, wherever this is possible; as an alternative, reductase can be used. Oxidase is only used in cases where O2 is the acceptor. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p9)

History note

  • DEHYDROGENASES & OXIDASES were headings 1963

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