ferredoxin

[ fer-uh-dok-sin ]
/ ˌfɛr əˈdɒk sɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of red-brown proteins containing iron and sulfur and acting as an electron carrier during photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, or oxidation-reduction reactions.

Origin of ferredoxin

1962; < Latin fer(rum) iron + redox + -in2

British Dictionary definitions for ferredoxin

ferredoxin
/ (ˌfɛrɪˈdɒksɪn) /

noun

an iron- and sulphur-containing protein found in plants and microorganisms and involved in photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation

Medical definitions for ferredoxin

ferredoxin
[ fĕr′ĭ-dŏksĭn ]

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.