oxidate

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To do so, it has compounds called sulfite oxidases that create sulfate from sulfite – the 20 milligrams in a glass of wine are unlikely to overwhelm your sulfite oxidases.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

They figured out how to suppress corn genes that code for enzymes known as gibberellin 20 oxidases, which put the biochemical finishing touches on the hormone in particular parts of the plant.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023

The oxidases, in such cases, seem to be the agents by which the plant is able to stimulate its metabolic activities to overcome the unfavorable environment for its normal development.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

It has been long known that the liver produces oxidases and that it is the site of active oxidation of mid-products of katabolism of toxins and of other toxic substances.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

Enzymes which govern oxidative changes, known respectively, as catalases and oxidases, are almost universally present in plants.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred