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