VERDE-ANTIQUE
\vˈɜːdantˈiːk], \vˈɜːdantˈiːk], \v_ˈɜː_d_a_n_t_ˈiː_k]\
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verd-an-t[=e]k', n. a beautiful stone of a dark-green colour with patches of white, and sometimes black and red--a mixture of serpentine with limestone dolomite or magnesite, much prized by the ancient Romans. [O. Fr.]
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.