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Term:oxidoreductase activity
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Definition:Catalysis of an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction, a reversible chemical reaction in which the oxidation state of an atom or atoms within a molecule is altered. One substrate acts as a hydrogen or electron donor and becomes oxidized, while the other acts as hydrogen or electron acceptor and becomes reduced.
Comment:Note that enzymes of class EC:1.97.-.- should also be annotated to this term.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: redox activity
 narrow_synonym: oxidoreductase activity, acting on other substrates
 xref_analog: EC:1;   Reactome:REACT_102858;   Reactome:REACT_102973;   Reactome:REACT_103874;   Reactome:REACT_104604;   Reactome:REACT_105062;   Reactome:REACT_105121;   Reactome:REACT_106088;   Reactome:REACT_106276;   Reactome:REACT_107002;   Reactome:REACT_107467;   Reactome:REACT_108745;   Reactome:REACT_109500;   Reactome:REACT_110582;   Reactome:REACT_115316;   Reactome:REACT_15389;   Reactome:REACT_15410;   Reactome:REACT_17006;   Reactome:REACT_17042;   Reactome:REACT_29212;   Reactome:REACT_30160;   Reactome:REACT_31762;   Reactome:REACT_32960;   Reactome:REACT_34705;   Reactome:REACT_44470;   Reactome:REACT_78923;   Reactome:REACT_84842;   Reactome:REACT_86178;   Reactome:REACT_88304;   Reactome:REACT_89057;   Reactome:REACT_90394;   Reactome:REACT_91638;   Reactome:REACT_91952;   Reactome:REACT_92075;   Reactome:REACT_92434;   Reactome:REACT_93539;   Reactome:REACT_93974;   Reactome:REACT_95169;   Reactome:REACT_95558;   Reactome:REACT_95573;   Reactome:REACT_97234;   Reactome:REACT_97568;   Reactome:REACT_97851;   Reactome:REACT_98022;   Reactome:REACT_99085;   Reactome:REACT_99794;   Reactome:REACT_99989
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