nitroreductasen.
/ˌnʌɪtrəʊrᵻˈdʌkteɪz/, U.S. /ˈˌnaɪtroʊrəˈdəkˌteɪz/, /ˈˌnaɪtroʊrəˈdəkˌteɪs/ Biochemistry.
Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of a nitro group, usually to an amino group, in an organic molecule (typically as part of a drug-metabolizing pathway).
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1953 A. K. Saz & R. B. Slie in Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 75 4626/2 (title) Manganese reversal of aureomycin inhibition of bacterial cell-free nitro-reductase.
1968 Science 29 Mar. 1469/2 After administration of ethanol the mean aniline hydroxylase activity was strikingly increased in both groups; that of nitroreductase was moderately increased.
1978 Amer. Jrnl. Clin. Nutrition 31 (Suppl.) 136 The bacterial enzymes β-glucuronidase, azoreductase, and nitroreductase, all implicated in the etiology of colon cancer, were measured in the fecal microflora of rats and humans.
1999 New Scientist 6 Nov. 81/1 (advt.) The student will join a group studying the structure and mode of action of the enzyme nitroreductase and its use in cancer gene therapy.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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