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ferredoxin
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ferredoxin /fer·re·dox·in/ (fer?e-dok´sin) a nonheme iron-containing protein having a very low redox potential; the ferredoxins participate in electron transport in photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, and various other biological processes.
fer·re·dox·in (fr-dksn)
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.
ferredoxin
a nonheme iron-containing protein having a very low redox potential; the ferredoxins participate in electron transport in photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation and various other biological processes.


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