REDOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does redox mean? 

• REDOX (noun)
  The noun REDOX has 1 sense:

1. a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction

  Familiarity information: REDOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REDOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

oxidation-reduction; oxidoreduction; redox

Hypernyms ("redox" is a kind of...):

chemical reaction; reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others)

 Context examples 

AIF also has another domain that acts as an NADH oxidase, a redox enzyme.

(AIF Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This allele, which encodes glutaredoxin-3 protein, plays a role in cardiac maintenance and cellular redox.

(GLRX3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in cellular redox.

(Glutaredoxin-3, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the modulation of redox reactions, apoptosis, and tumor formation.

(Oxidoreductase HTATIP2, NCI Thesaurus)

With a high membrane permeability and redox potential, (61)Cu-ATSM easily enters and selectively resides in hypoxic cells.

(Copper Cu 61-ATSM, NCI Thesaurus)

This chain includes a series of protein complexes and non-membrane cofactors that transfer the electrons from NADH and FADH2 in a series of redox reactions from carrier to carrier.

(Electron Transport Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This allele, which encodes alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase alkB homolog 7 protein, is involved in the regulation of redox activity.

(ALKBH7 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes CDGSH iron-sulfur domain-containing protein 1, plays a role in the modulation of both cellular respiration and iron-sulfur cluster-dependent redox reactions.

(CISD1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, this agent specifically inhibits the endonuclease activity of APE1, without affecting its redox activity, resulting in un-repaired DNA strand breaks which may induce apoptosis.

(Lucanthone, NCI Thesaurus)

Nrf2, a leucine zipper transcription factor, plays a key role in the maintenance of redox balance and cytoprotection against oxidative stress.

(Nrf2 Activator RTA 408, NCI Thesaurus)