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2024
hephaestin
hephaestin
English
Noun
hephaestin
(
uncountable
)
(
biochemistry
)
An
enzyme
that catalyze the conversion of
iron
(II) state, Fe
2+
to iron(III) state, Fe
3+
.
Etymology
From
Hephaestus
(
“
god of metalworking
”
)
.
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