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Abstract
An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction between catechol and oxygen to yield benzoquinone and water. It is a complex of copper-containing proteins that acts also on a variety of substituted catechols. EC 1.10.3.1.
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- Diphenol Oxidase
- Diphenol Oxidases
- Polyphenol Oxidase
- Polyphenoloxidase
- Oxidase, Catechol
- Oxidase, Diphenol
- Oxidase, Polyphenol
- Oxidases, Diphenol
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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92; was DIPHENOL OXIDASES 1968-91
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- Oxidoreductases (1966-1967)
- Tyrosine Decarboxylase (1966-1967)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Catechol Oxidase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004156. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004156
- Catechol Oxidase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechol_oxidase
- Catechol Oxidase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3652158