Definition of Adrenodoxin

1. Noun. (protein) A ferredoxin present in mitochondria of the adrenal cortex ¹

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Medical Definition of Adrenodoxin

1. An iron-sulfur protein which serves as an electron carrier in enzymatic steroid hydroxylation reactions in adrenal cortex mitochondria. The electron transport system which catalyses this reaction consists of adrenodoxin reductase, NADP, adrenodoxin, and cytochrome p-450. Chemical name: Adrenodoxins (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrenodoxin

adrenochromes
adrenocortical
adrenocortical adenoma
adrenocortical hormone
adrenocortical hormones
adrenocortical insufficiency
adrenocorticomimetic
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotropic releasing factor
adrenocorticotropin
adrenodoxin (current term)
adrenogenic
adrenogenous
adrenoleukodystrophies
adrenoleukodystrophy
adrenolytic
adrenomedullary hormones
adrenomedullin
adrenomegaly
adrenomimetic
adrenomimetic amine
adrenomyeloneuropathy
adrenopathy
adrenoprival

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