FERREDOXIN


Meaning of FERREDOXIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfer-ə-ˈdäk-sən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin fer rum + English redox + -in

Date: 1962

: any of a group of iron- and sulfur-containing proteins that function as electron carriers in photosynthetic and nitrogen-fixing organisms and in some anaerobic bacteria

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.