"Catechol Oxidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reaction between catechol and oxygen to yield benzoquinone and water. It is a complex of copper-containing proteins that acts also on a variety of substituted catechols. EC 1.10.3.1.
| Descriptor ID |
D004156
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.690.708.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Catechol Oxidase- Catechol Oxidase
- Oxidase, Catechol
- Diphenol Oxidases
- Oxidases, Diphenol
- Polyphenol Oxidase
- Oxidase, Polyphenol
- Diphenol Oxidase
- Oxidase, Diphenol
- Polyphenoloxidase
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Doucet D, B?liveau C, Dowling A, Simard J, Feng Q, Krell PJ, Cusson M. Prophenoloxidases 1 and 2 from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana: molecular cloning and assessment of transcriptional regulation by a polydnavirus. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2008 Apr; 67(4):188-201.
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Irving P, Ubeda JM, Doucet D, Troxler L, Lagueux M, Zachary D, Hoffmann JA, Hetru C, Meister M. New insights into Drosophila larval haemocyte functions through genome-wide analysis. Cell Microbiol. 2005 Mar; 7(3):335-50.