OSMIC ACID
\ˈɒzmɪk ˈasɪd], \ˈɒzmɪk ˈasɪd], \ˈɒ_z_m_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\
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(T-4)-Osmium oxide (OsO4). A highly toxic and volatile oxide of osmium used in industry as an oxidizing agent. It is also used as a histological fixative and stain and as a synovectomy agent in arthritic joints. Its vapor can cause eye, skin, and lung damage.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Used to prepare subjects for microscopical examination.
By William R. Warner
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.