RETROACT
\ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊˈakt], \ɹˌɛtɹəʊˈakt], \ɹ_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_ˈa_k_t]\
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To act backward or in opposition; to alter the results of past action.
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Retroactive.
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Retroaction.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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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.