noun
reductase
A biochemical term for an enzyme that catalyzes a reduction reaction. Often used in technical contexts; the loanword レダクターゼ is also common.
See also: レダクターゼ
この還元酵素は、特定の基質を還元する働きを持つ。
This reductase has the function of reducing a specific substrate.
Katakana loanword for 'reductase', commonly used in scientific literature alongside 還元酵素.
Compound of 還元 (reduction) + 酵素 (enzyme). A calque from English 'reductase'.