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ferredoxin Biochem.|fɛrɪˈdɒksɪn|
[f. fer (repr. L. ferrum iron) + redox + -in1.]
Any of certain iron-containing proteins of low redox potential which participate in intracellular electron-transfer processes.
1962L. E. Mortenson et al. in Biochem. & Biophys. Res. Comm. VII. 448 An electron-transferring protein that links hydrogenase with a variety of electron donors or acceptors has been obtained from Clostridium pasteurianum... The new factor, which at the present stage contains iron but no detectable heme or flavin, has been named ‘ferredoxin’. 1966Structure & Bonding I. 112 Ferredoxin is found in representatives of all major groups or organisms except animals. Ibid. 121 The bacterial ferredoxins, in general, are similar to each other in amino acid content, but differ in detail. 1970New Scientist 9 July 65/2 The class of molecules known as ferredoxins..may have up to ten iron atoms per molecule. |