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oxidases, in biochemistry, enzymes that catalyze reactions that directly involve molecular oxygen (see oxidation and reduction oxidation and reduction, complementary chemical reactions characterized by the loss or gain, respectively, of one or more electrons by an atom or molecule. Originally the term oxidation
..... Click the link for more information. ). Some utilize flavin coenzymes coenzyme , any one of a group of relatively small organic molecules required for the catalytic function of certain enzymes. A coenzyme may either be attached by covalent bonds to a particular enzyme or exist freely in solution, but in either case it participates
..... Click the link for more information. derived from riboflavin (see vitamin vitamin, group of organic substances that are required in the diet of humans and animals for normal growth, maintenance of life, and normal reproduction. Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes, or they form integral parts
..... Click the link for more information. B₂). Others oxidize compounds by the removal of hydrogen, such as alcohol dehydrogenase's catalysis of ethanol to acetaldehyde. Copper-containing oxidases catalyze a variety of biological oxidations.

Oxidases

a group of enzymes of the oxidoreductase class. Widely distributed in nature, oxidases catalyze oxidation-reduction reactions in which molecular oxygen acts as a hydrogen acceptor in living cells. Water (H₂O) or hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is formed during the transfer of hydrogen from the oxidized substrate to O2. Some oxidases are metal-containing enzymes, for example, tyrosinase and ascorbic acid oxidase contain copper; others, such as glucose oxidase, are flavoproteins.

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INTRODUCTION Amine oxidases present a class of enzymes, which are divided into two main groups based on the chemical nature of the attached cofactor.

Purification and properties of amine oxidase from pea ... by Kivirand, Kairi; Rinken, Toonika / Estonian Academy of Sciences: Chemistry

Subpollen particles: carriers of allergenic proteins and oxidases.

Ragweed subpollen particles reach deep into lungs by Phelps, Jerry / Environmental Health Perspectives

Now researchers report in the August 2005 Journal of Clinical Investigation that even before the immune system cranks up, NADPH oxidases in pollen itself generate a type of free radical known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), which interfere with cell signaling pathways and cause the immune system to overreact.

The radical theory of sneezing by Adler, Tina / Environmental Health Perspectives

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