metapyrocatechase

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ pyrocatechase.

Noun

metapyrocatechase (countable and uncountable, plural metapyrocatechases)

1. (biochemistry) Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O₂ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.