PARABOLE
\pˈaɹəbˌə͡ʊl], \pˈaɹəbˌəʊl], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_b_ˌəʊ_l]\
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par-ab'o-le, n. (rhet.) a parable, a comparison or similitude. [Gr.; cf. Parable.]
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.