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succinate dehydrogenase
noun
Definition of SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE
: an iron-containing flavoprotein enzyme that catalyzes often reversibly the dehydrogenation of succinic acid to fumaric acid in the Krebs cycle and that is widely distributed especially in animal tissues, bacteria, and yeast —called also succinic dehydrogenase
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First Known Use of SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE
1962
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succinate dehydrogenase
noun
Medical Definition of SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE
: an iron-containing flavoprotein enzyme that catalyzes often reversibly the dehydrogenation of succinic acid to fumaric acid in the presence of a hydrogen acceptor and that is widely distributed especially in animal tissues, bacteria, and yeast—called also succinic dehydrogenase
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