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Peroxidase vs Catalase - What's the difference?

peroxidase | catalase |

As nouns the difference between peroxidase and catalase

is that peroxidase is any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides while catalase is an enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.

peroxidase

English

(wikipedia peroxidase)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.

    • catalase

    English

    (wikipedia catalase)

    Noun

  • An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.