ferrireductase

English

Etymology

ferri- +‎ reductase

Noun

ferrireductase (plural ferrireductases)

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces ferric iron to ferrous, often as a byproduct of another operation
   • 2015 July 11, “Fe(III) Is Essential for Porcine Embryonic Development via Mitochondrial Function Maintenance”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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 ].