Definition of "dioxygenase" [dioxygenase]

• Any of several enzymes that catalyze reactions involving molecular oxygen. (noun)

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• "Synosia brings a pipeline that includes two mid-stage drug candidates: one for Parkinson's disease, and a potential first-in-class hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate dioxygenase inhibitor intended for movement disorders."
• "Genes D17 and D10 were shown to produce carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (CCD), which cleaves a group of pigments called carotenoids."
• "Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase, known as TauD, is a bacterial enzyme that is important in metabolism."