monooxygenases
Pronunciation: mon'o-ok'si-je-na'sez
Definition: A class of oxidoreductases that catalyze the incorporation of one of the atoms of a molecule of oxygen (O2) into the sugbstrate whle reducing the other atom to water (H2O).
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