Phenolase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of phenols.
Фенолаза — это фермент, который катализирует окисление фенолов.
Definizioni
An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of phenols, such as tyrosine, and is involved in the browning process in fruits and vegetables.
The activity of phenolase is responsible for the browning of apples when they are cut and exposed to air.
Any of a group of copper-containing enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of phenolic compounds to quinones, widely responsible for enzymatic browning in plant and animal tissues.
Mushroom phenolase was partially purified to study its catalytic properties.
phenolaseadjective
UK
/ˈfiːnəleɪz/
US
/ˈfiːnəˌleɪs/
Used attributively in phrases such as "phenolase activity"; treated as relative adjective, no comparative or superlative forms.
Definizioni
Relating to or involving phenolase or its activity.
The researchers monitored phenolase activity during fruit ripening.