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ferredoxin

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fer⋅re⋅dox⋅in

  [fer-uh-dok-sin]
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–noun Biochemistry.
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.
Origin:
1962; < L fer(rum) iron + redox + -in 2
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fer·re·dox·in   (fěr'ĭ-dŏk'sĭn)   
n.  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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Main Entry: fer·re·dox·in
Pronunciation: "fer-&-'däk-s&n
Function: noun
: any of a group of iron-containing plant proteinsthat function as electron carriers in photosynthetic organisms and in some anaerobic bacteria
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ferredoxin fer·re·dox·in (fěr'ĭ-dŏk'sĭn)
n.
A protein found in green plants, algae, and anaerobic bacteria, containing iron and labile sulfur in equal amounts, and functioning in electron transport reactions in biochemical processes, such as photosynthesis.

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