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Biologically Active Substance
ferredoxin
[ fer-uh-dok-sin ]
Subclass of:
Iron-Sulfur Proteins; Bacterial Proteins; Plant Proteins
Definitions related to ferredoxin:
  • Iron containing proteins that transfer electrons, usually at a low potential, to flavoproteins.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Iron-containing proteins that transfer electrons, usually at a low potential, to flavoproteins; the iron is not present as in heme. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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