NADH FERRIHEMOGLOBIN REDUCTASE
\nˈad fˈɛɹɪhˌiːməɡlˌɒbɪn ɹɪdˈʌkte͡ɪs], \nˈad fˈɛɹɪhˌiːməɡlˌɒbɪn ɹɪdˈʌkteɪs], \n_ˈa_d f_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_h_ˌiː_m_ə_ɡ_l_ˌɒ_b_ɪ_n ɹ_ɪ_d_ˈʌ_k_t_eɪ_s]\
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An erythrocyte enzyme which catalyzes the reduction of methemoglobin (ferrihemoglobin) to hemoglobin (ferrohemoglobin). Deficiency produces the inherited disease familial methemoglobinemia. In the absence of methemoglobin, the enzyme can also reduce methylene blue.
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