FLAVODOXIN
\flˈe͡ɪvədˌɒksɪn], \flˈeɪvədˌɒksɪn], \f_l_ˈeɪ_v_ə_d_ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_n]\
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A low-molecular-weight (16,000) iron-free flavoprotein containing one molecule of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and isolated from bacteria grown on an iron-deficient medium. It can replace ferredoxin in all the electron-transfer functions in which the latter is known to serve in bacterial cells.
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