dehydrogenase
noun
de·hy·dro·ge·nase
| \ ˌdē-(ˌ)hī-ˈdrä-jə-ˌnās
, (ˌ)dē-ˈhī-drə-jə-, -ˌnāz\
, (ˌ)dē-ˈhī-drə-jə-, -ˌnāz\
Definition of dehydrogenase
: an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances — compare succinate dehydrogenase
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For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 For example, the enzyme cellobiose dehydrogenase from the fungus Phanerochaete sordida can break down sugars and generate electrical current when stuck onto carbon tubes only nanometers (billionths of a meter) wide. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dehydrogenase.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dehydrogenase
noun
de·hy·dro·ge·nase
| \ ˌdē-(ˌ)hī-ˈdräj-ə-ˌnās
, (ˈ)dē-ˈhī-drə-jə-
, -ˌnāz\
, (ˈ)dē-ˈhī-drə-jə-
, -ˌnāz\
Medical Definition of dehydrogenase
: an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances — see alcohol dehydrogenase, succinate dehydrogenase