FERREDOXIN


Meaning of FERREDOXIN in English

/fer'euh dok"sin/ , n. Biochem.

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; fer ( rum ) iron + REDOX + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .