adrenodoxin
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
Top
adrenodoxin
or (sometimes) adrenoredoxin
a ferredoxin isolated from adrenal-cortex mitochondria that acts as an electron carrier in hydroxylase systems acting on steroids. It transfers electrons from adrenodoxin reductase to cholesterol monooxygenase. See also NADPH:adrenodoxin oxidoreductase precursor. Compare putidaredoxin.
a ferredoxin isolated from adrenal-cortex mitochondria that acts as an electron carrier in hydroxylase systems acting on steroids. It transfers electrons from adrenodoxin reductase to cholesterol monooxygenase. See also NADPH:adrenodoxin oxidoreductase precursor. Compare putidaredoxin.
| adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropic hormone-releasing factor, adrenocorticotropic hormone | |
| adrenomedullary, adrenomedullin, adrenosterone |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry
Oxford University Press. Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology © 1997, 2000, 2006 All rights reserved.
Read more