METHEMOGLOBIN REDUCTASE
\mˈɛθiːmˌɒɡləbˌɪn ɹɪdˈʌkte͡ɪs], \mˈɛθiːmˌɒɡləbˌɪn ɹɪdˈʌkteɪs], \m_ˈɛ_θ_iː_m_ˌɒ_ɡ_l_ə_b_ˌɪ_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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