Definition of "dehydrogenase" [dehydrogenase]

• An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen from a substrate and the transfer of the hydrogen to an acceptor in an oxidation-reduction reaction. (noun)

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• "The University of Leeds researchers said the compounds work by preventing the enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, which is essential to the growth of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, from working."
• "Stanley CA, Lieu YK, Hsu BY, Burlina AB, Greenberg CR, Hopwood NJ, et al. Hyperinsulinism and hyperammonemia in infants with regulatory mutations of the glutamate dehydrogenase gene."
• "Other blood tests (your doctor will determine how often), including chemistries; lactate dehydrogenase; and adrenal hormones such as cortisol, testosterone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone"