noun
definition
An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.
Examples of reductase in a Sentence
It is interesting to note that individuals with a deficiency in 5 alpha reductase do not develop androgenetic alopecia.
Azelaic acid was also shown to be a potent inhibitor of 5 alpha reductase.
A variety of changes were identified that are common to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, viz.
Two of the compounds also led to a fourfold boost in production of a detoxifying enzyme called quinone reductase in mouse liver cells.
Saw Palmetto inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, which in turn reduces the amount of DHT produced.
More importantly the easily understandable rules provided insights which were directly comparable to the relevant literature concerning the binding site of dihydrofolate reductase.
Other organisms can use fumarate reductase for ATP production by anaerobic respiration.
Substrate binding to this site is thought to affect enzyme activity by altering the relative positions of the two subunits of ribonucleotide reductase.
The new compound showed weak activity against aldose reductase.
During the initial glutathione reductase reaction a hydride ion is transferred from the bound coenzyme NADPH to the flavin ring system of FAD.
Initial results suggest a shift in nitrite reductase diversity under the L. perenne and fallow treatments.
In the male fetus, an enzyme, 5 alpha reductase, converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.
The second group, the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors carry out their work by blocking the production of the main hormone responsible for prostate enlargement.
A good example of this, which will be discussed elsewhere on this site, is the intersex condition, five alpha reductase deficiency.
Rosuvastatin accounts for greater than 90% of the circulating HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor activity.
Certain combinations of minerals, herbs and vitamins bind with the 5-alpha reductase enzyme to stop it converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.