Meaning of hydrogenase | Babel Free

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Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.

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“It is clear from the experiments cited already that we are dealing with a bacterial enzyme comparable with the dehydrogenases, the substrate in this case being molecular hydrogen. […] In order to conform with the accepted terminology we suggest that this enzyme be called "hydrogenase."”

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