| Name: | neutrophil |
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| Synonyms: | neutrocyte, neutrophil leucocyte, neutrophil leukocyte, neutrophilic leucocyte, neutrophilic leukocyte, PMN, polymorphonuclear leucocyte, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, polymorphonuclear neutrophil, polynuclear neutrophilic leucocyte, polynuclear neutrophilic leukocyte |
| Definition: | Any of the immature or mature forms of a granular leukocyte that in its mature form has a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009327] |
| Name: | peroxidase activity |
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| Synonyms: | bacterial catalase-peroxidase activity, donor:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase activity, eosinophil peroxidase activity, extensin peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase, heme peroxidase, horseradish peroxidase (HRP), japanese radish peroxidase, lactoperoxidase activity, MPO, myeloperoxidase activity, oxyperoxidase activity, peroxidase reaction, protoheme peroxidase, pyrocatechol peroxidase, scopoletin peroxidase, secretory plant peroxidase activity, thiocyanate peroxidase, verdoperoxidase |
| Definition: | Catalysis of the reaction: a donor + a peroxide = an oxidized donor + 2 H2O. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004601] QuickGO AmiGO |