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Methemoglobin Reductase
NADH Methemoglobin Reductase | NADH-Ferrihemoglobin Reductase | Methemoglobin Reductase, NADH | NADH Ferrihemoglobin Reductase | Reductase, Methemoglobin | Reductase, NADH Methemoglobin | Reductase, NADH-Ferrihemoglobin
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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