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succinate dehydrogenase
suc·ci·nate de·hy·dro·gen·ase
Definitions related to succinate dehydrogenase:
  • A flavoprotein containing oxidoreductase that catalyzes the dehydrogenation of SUCCINATE to fumarate. In most eukaryotic organisms this enzyme is a component of mitochondrial electron transport complex II.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Creates a double bond between the 2 middle carbons of succinate to form fumarate.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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