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).
Origin
1950s. From nitro- + reductase. Compare slightly earlier nitroreduction.
Definition of nitroreductase in US English:
nitroreductase
nounˌnʌɪtrəʊrɪˈdʌkteɪz
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).
Origin
1950s. From nitro- + reductase. Compare slightly earlier nitroreduction.