cyclophorase

noun

cy·​clo·​pho·​rase

-āz

variants or cyclophorase system

plural -s

: a complex of enzymes associated with mitochondria (as of the liver and kidney) that catalyzes oxidations (as of acids participating in the Krebs cycle), oxidative phosphorylation, and various syntheses (as of hippuric acid)

Word History

Etymology

cycl- + phor- + -ase

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