How to Use oxidase in a Sentence

oxidase

noun

• From this tissue, the lab sequences a section of a gene known as cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, or CO1.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
• The gene causes the chestnut to produce oxalate oxidase, an enzyme that detoxifies the blight’s acid.
  — Julia Rosen, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
• The reason that apples turn brown soon after their fleshy innards are exposed is an enzyme known as polyphenol oxidase, or PPO.
  — Danny Lewis, Smithsonian, 23 Jan. 2017
• Scientists use a gene from bread wheat that produces an enzyme called oxalate oxidase, which prevents the fungus from forming cankers on plant stems.
  — Hank Campbell, WSJ, 19 June 2019
• The filament, which is coated in a glucose-sensing enzymes like glucose oxidase, wears out over time and must be replaced every seven to 14 days, depending on the brand.
  — Jenna Schnuer, Fortune Well, 24 Feb. 2023
• Another enzyme goes to work — glucose oxidase — which converts some of the glucose into gluconic acid that will help preserve the honey.
  — Berly McCoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2021
• But many other plants, including bananas, strawberries and wheat, avoid that fate by producing an enzyme called oxalate oxidase that breaks down the toxin.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022
• Brannan has studied the browning process in pawpaws, which involves polyphenol oxidase, the same enzyme that gives cut apples and avocados their muddy color.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2022
• The oxidase catalyzes a chemical reaction between alcohol and oxygen, and the products of that reaction create an electrical signal that the chip's sensor measures.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2018
• When printed on fabric and worn, pH indicators could lend insight into skin health or dehydration; lactate oxidase could measure a wearer’s fatigue levels.
  — Jillian Kramer, Scientific American, 3 July 2020
• Iproniazid, an amine oxidase inhibitor, as an example of a psychic energizer.
  — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016
• For instance, while several groups of scientists have found that glucose oxidase can produce electricity in biofuel cells implanted in lab rats, the enzyme also generates hydrogen peroxide, a common bleach.
  — Charles Q. Choi, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2018
• Monoamine oxidase inhibitors in depression: history and mythology.
  — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024