Definition of "dehydrase" in English

noun

1. (biochemistry, disused) dehydrogenase

   • Citric acid dehydrase is present in the liver and in vegetable material acting on citric acid.
   • Freudenberg also postulates a second process whereby catechins in the presence of dehydrases undergo condensation by dehydrogenation.

2. (biochemistry, disused) dehydratase