释义 |
hydroxylase Biochem.|haɪˈdrɒksɪleɪz, -eɪs| [f. hydroxyl + -ase.] Any enzyme which catalyses the hydroxylation of a compound.
1953Jrnl. Biol. Chem. CCI. 187 The authors propose..the term 11β-hydroxylase..for the enzyme whose function and properties have been described here. 1970E. Heftmann Steroid Biochem. vii. 64 Animal tissues contain hydroxylases that mediate the introduction of oxygen into specific positions of steroids to produce α- or β-oriented hydroxyl groups. |