National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Oxygenase

Synonyms

Oxygenase

Definitions

Enzymes that oxidize substrates through transfer of oxygen from molecular oxygen.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28459

code

C28459

DEFINITION

Enzymes that oxidize substrates through transfer of oxygen from molecular oxygen.

DesignNote

Oxygenases include enzymes in EC 1.13 and EC 1.14 and encompass both monooxygenases (mixed function oxidases), which transfer one oxygen atom to the substrate and reduce the other oxygen atom to water, and dioxygenases, which transfer both atoms of molecular oxygen to the substrate.

FULL_SYN

Oxygenase

label

Oxygenase

Legacy Concept Name

Oxygenase

Preferred_Name

Oxygenase

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28459

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Enzyme

UMLS_CUI

C0030065

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16946

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