phenoloxidasen.
/ˌfiːnəˈlɒksᵻdeɪz/, U.S. /ˌfinəˈlɑksəˌdeɪz/ Biochemistry.
= phenolase n.
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1913 Chem. Abstr. 7 796 The authors [sc. Battelli & Stern] recommend that the term phenolase be dropped and the term phenoloxidase be used instead.
1931 E. C. Miller Plant Physiol. xiii. 769 Substances which give the same or similar reactions as laccase toward the phenol compounds..have been named collectively the ‘laccases’, the ‘phenol oxidases’, or the ‘phenolases’.
1971 I. Zelitch Photosynthesis v. 136 Phenol oxidase activity is responsible for the familiar ‘browning’ observed in plant cells after injury.
1991 New Scientist 30 Mar. 31/2 Laccase is a member of the phenoloxidase family of enzymes which some researchers think holds the key to understanding how mitochondria influence cell development.
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