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Oxidoreductases (dehydrogenases or oxidases) catalyze the addition or the removal of hydrogen or electrons. Oxygenases bring about the incorporation of oxygen which originates from molecular oxygen.
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Luckner, M. (1984). Oxidoreductases and Oxygenases. In: Secondary Metabolism in Microorganisms, Plants and Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02384-6_10
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