Oxidases
Related Category: Biochemistry
in biochemistry, enzymes that catalyze reactions that directly involve molecular oxygen (see
oxidation and reduction). Some utilize flavin
coenzymes derived from riboflavin (see
vitamin B
2). 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.
