1. A small iron-containing protein that functions as an electron carrier in photosynthesis and other metabolic processes.
Usage: biochemistry; technical

Examples

• Ferredoxin plays a crucial role in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.
• The iron-sulfur clusters in ferredoxin enable rapid electron transfer.
• Scientists study ferredoxin to understand energy conversion in plant cells.
• Ferredoxin is found in chloroplasts and mitochondria of eukaryotic cells.
• The structure of ferredoxin has been determined through X-ray crystallography.