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Peroxidase vs Myeloperoxidase - What's the difference?

peroxidase | myeloperoxidase |

As nouns the difference between peroxidase and myeloperoxidase

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 myeloperoxidase is a peroxidase enzyme most abundantly present in neutrophil granulocytes, responsible for the greenish colour of pus and mucus.

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.

    • myeloperoxidase

    English

    Noun

  • (biochemistry) A peroxidase enzyme most abundantly present in neutrophil granulocytes, responsible for the greenish colour of pus and mucus.