Noun
aconitase (countable and uncountable, plural aconitases)
(biochemistry) Aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
Aconitase is one of several iron-sulfur-containing (de)hydratases in metabolic pathways shown to be inactivated by superoxide. citation Physiology Superoxide is one of the main reactive oxygen species in the cell. Source: Internet