dehydrogenase

[ dee-hahy-druh-juh-neys, -neyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen.

dehydrogenase

/ diːˈhaɪdrədʒəˌneɪz /

noun

1. an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor

Word History and Origins

Origin of dehydrogenase¹

First recorded in 1920–25; dehydrogen(ate) + -ase

Example Sentences

They found that the same aldehyde dehydrogenase gene in the lovebirds to express at high level in yellow psittacofulvin-containing feathers, but not in red feathers.

From Science Daily

Within the standard therapy group, the researchers discovered that patients who had a high tumor burden or elevated levels of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase had shorter event-free survival.

From Science Daily

This is because of a gene affecting how well an alcohol-metabolising enzyme called ALDH2 or aldehyde dehydrogenase works.

From BBC

"We show in this study that CD8+ T cells indeed engage this metabolic pathway, and that an extensively characterized metabolic enzyme known as isocitrate dehydrogenase plays a central role in the process," said Ho.

From Science Daily

An enzyme in the liver called ADH4, or alcohol dehydrogenase 4, breaks ethanol down, which eventually becomes carbon dioxide and water.

From Salon