deiodinase
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deiodinase (countable and uncountable, plural deiodinases)
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(biochemistry) iodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in the activation or deactivation of thyroid hormones
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The deiodinase isoenzymes constitute another family of eukaryotic selenoproteins with identified enzyme function.
It is also found in three deiodinase enzymes, which convert one thyroid hormone to another.