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ferrireductase

ferrireductase noun: any enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation.

Noun

ferrireductase (plural ferrireductases)

  1. Any 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

Forms of ferrireductase

pluralferrireductases

Origin of ferrireductase

From ferri- + reductase.

Questions about ferrireductase

What does ferrireductase mean?
Ferrireductase means any enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation.
What part of speech is ferrireductase?
Ferrireductase is a noun.
What is the plural of ferrireductase?
The plural of ferrireductase is ferrireductases.

Words near ferrireductase in the dictionary

  1. ferriprussic
  2. ferripyochelin
  3. ferripyoverdine
  4. ferripyrophyllite
  5. ferripyrophyllites
  6. ferrireductase
  7. ferrireductases
  8. Ferris
  9. ferris wheel
  10. Ferris wheels
  11. ferrisicklerite

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