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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

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antioxidant enzymes

Definition: A part of the antioxidant defense mechanism which reduces oxidative stress by catalyzing a redox reaction with a reactive oxidant.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Used For: anti-oxidant enzymes; anti-oxidative enzymes; antioxidative enzymes
Spanish: enzimas antioxidantes

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