fer·re·dox·in

(fĕr′ĭ-dŏk′sĭn)

An iron-containing protein present in green plants and certain anaerobic bacteria that functions in electron transport reactions in biochemical processes, such as photosynthesis.

[fer(ro)- + redox + -in.]

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ferredoxin

(ˌfɛrɪˈdɒksɪn)

(Biology) an iron- and sulphur-containing protein found in plants and microorganisms and involved in photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation

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fer•re•dox•in

(ˌfɛr əˈdɒk sɪn)

n.

any of a group of red-brown proteins containing iron and sulfur and acting as an electron carrier during photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, or oxidation-reduction reactions.

[1962; < Latin fer(rum) iron + redox + -in¹]

References in periodicals archive

"Modern proteins called ferredoxins do this, shuttling electrons around the cell to promote metabolism," said senior author Professor Paul G.

When Life Began: Primordial Peptide Identified

Midpoint redox potentials of plant and algal ferredoxins. Biochem.

Growth of Scenedesmus obliquus under artificial flue gas with a high sulphur concentration neutralized with oil shale ash

The NarH belongs to the superfamily of electron transfer subunit (ferredoxins) of bacterial oxidoreductases.

Exploration of Nitrate Reductase Metabolic Pathway in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Ferredoxins, rubredoxin are the examples of high potential iron proteins [12, 13].

Effect on the Inhibitory Activity of Potential Microbes on the Complexation of Methyl Anthranilate Derived Hydrazide with Cu, Ni and Zn (II) Metal Ions

The proteins belonging to this group are ferredoxins, which represent the iron-sulphur cluster that performs the intermediate step in the electron transfer chain, transferring electrons from the flavoprotein to the terminal dioxygenase (Bertini et al., 1996).

Iron forms and peroxidase activity in forest island soils

Some plant proteins contain sulfur, such as ferredoxins, which participates in the photosynthetic process such as chlorophyll formation and electron transfer reactions (GILL et al., 2012).

Trocas gasosas, indices fisiologicos e acumulo ionico em plantas Jovens de Annona emarginata (Schltdl.) H. Rainer em solucao Nutritive/Gas exchange, phisiological indexes and ionic accumulation in Annona emarginata (Schltdl.) H. Rainer seedlings in nutrients solution

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