PSELLISM
\sˈɛlɪzəm], \sˈɛlɪzəm], \s_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_z_ə_m]\
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sel'izm, n. a defect in articulation--also PSELLIS'MUS. [Gr. psellismos--psellos, stammering.]
By Thomas Davidson
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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.