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diaphorase
(redirected from Methemoglobin reductase)

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diaphorase [dī′af·ə‚rās]
(biochemistry)
Mitochondrial flavoprotein enzymes which catalyze the reduction of dyes, such as methylene blue, by reduced pyridine nucleotides such as reduced diphosphopyridine nucleotide.
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Infants are particularly susceptible to the condition during their first 6 months of life because they have low amounts of methemoglobin reductase, a red blood cell enzyme that converts methemoglobin back to hemoglobin.
Blue Babies and Nitrate-Contaminated Well Water by Anderson, Henry / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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