phenoloxidase

English

Alternative forms

• phenol oxidase

Etymology

From phenol +‎ oxidase.

Noun

phenoloxidase (plural phenoloxidases)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes
   • 1991, Gregory W. Narr, Nicholas Cohen, Phylogenesis of Immune Functions‎^[1], →ISBN, page 48:

     In one widely accepted model, the oxidation of catechols (o-diphenols) to o-quinones by cuticular phenoloxidase takes place and then these quinones diffuse into the cuticle […]

Translations

an enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation

• Portuguese: fenoloxidase f