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Definition of "hydroxylases" [hydroxylases]

  • Plural form of hydroxylase. (noun)

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Use "hydroxylases" in a sentence
  • "It is the chemical that gets into the body via smoke but then is converted by enzymes called aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylases into a more potent chemical that is the epoxide of BP."
  • "HIF-1 activity depends on the inhibition of the post-transcriptional hydroxylation of the subunit α by prolyl hydroxylases"
  • "PC, Oh J, Kelly B, Krishnamachary B, et al. (2005) OS-9 interacts with hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha and prolyl hydroxylases to promote oxygen-dependent degradation of HIF-1alpha."