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ferredoxin
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ferredoxin /fer·re·dox·in/ (fer″ĕ-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 protein containing equal amounts of iron and sulfur. Ferredoxins are involved in electron transport in photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.

ferredoxin [fer″ĕ-dok´sin]
a nonheme iron-containing protein having a very low oxidation-reduction potential; the ferredoxins participate in electron transport in photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, and various other biological processes.

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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In the upper pathway, hydroxylation of an aromatic ring to a cis-dihydrodiol is catalyzed by dioxygenase, a multicomponent enzyme consisting of reductase, ferrodoxin, and large and small iron-sulfur proteins (ISP).
 
 
 
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