ferrireductase

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noun

Any enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation

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Meanings

nounferrireductase (plural ferrireductases)

plural ferrireductases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation

    Furthermore, Fe 3+ is reduced to Fe 2+ by a ferrireductase in the endosomal membrane, the six transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate 3 [9, 10 ].

    2015 July 11, “Fe(III) Is Essential for Porcine Embryonic Development via Mitochondrial Function Maintenance”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From ferri- + reductase.

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