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CYTOCHROME

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cy⋅to⋅chrome

  [sahy-tuh-krohm]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any of several carrier molecules in the mitochondria of plant and animal cells, consisting of a protein and an iron-containing porphyrin ring and participating in the stepwise transfer of electrons in oxidation reactions: each cytochrome alternately accepts and releases an electron at a slightly lower energy level in the order designated b, c1, c, a, and a3.

Origin:
1895–1900; cyto- + -chrome
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cy·to·chrome   (sī'tə-krōm')   
n.  Any of a class of iron-containing proteins important in cell respiration as catalysts of oxidation-reduction reactions.
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Main Entry: cy·to·chrome
Pronunciation: 'sIt-&-"krOm
Function: noun
: any of several intracellular hemoprotein respiratory pigments thatare enzymes functioning in electron transport as carriers of electrons
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cytochrome cy·to·chrome (sī'tə-krōm')
n.
Any of a class of iron-containing proteins important in cell respiration as catalysts of oxidation-reduction reactions.

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