Ferrireductase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ferrireductase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation.
Example Sentences
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 ].
Word Forms
- ferrireductases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reductase, flavoreductase, thioreductase, ferrioxidase, ferroxidase, deferrochelatase.
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