cytochrome (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cytochrome*:
NOUN	substance	cytochrome	(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)

English > *cytochrome*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration).
Category	biochemistry	The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms
Narrower	cytochrome c	The most abundant and stable cytochrome
Broader	hemoprotein, haemoprotein	A conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin
Substances	heme, haem, hematin, haemitin, protoheme	A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
Spanish	citocromo
Catalan	citocrom

HyperDic: cytochrome