dioxygenase
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dioxygenase (plural dioxygenases)
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze dioxygenation reactions
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Hydrolysis of retinyl esters results in retinol, while provitamin A carotenoids can be cleaved to produce retinal by carotene dioxygenase in the intestinal mucosa.
In order to split the aromatic ring of homogentisate, a further dioxygenase, homogentistate-oxygenase is required.
The latter reaction is a remnant activity of the more ancient nitric oxide dioxygenase function of globins.