Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An electron-carrying protein associated with oxidation-reduction reactions in anaerobic bacteria and eukaryotic cells.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a class of
iron -sulfur proteins found in somebacteria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin ruber, rubr-, red; see rubric + redox + –in.]
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Examples
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The metal-binding site of the domain is structurally similar to that of rubredoxin and several zinc finger proteins containing rubredoxin-like knuckles.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue E. Bitto 2008
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