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Prolyl Hydroxylase

Prolyl Hydroxylase Definition & Meaning
Prolyl Hydroxylase Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Prolyl Hydroxylase?

A mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes the hydroxylation of a prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, to a hydroxyprolylglycyl-containing-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.

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