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flavoprotein

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fla⋅vo⋅pro⋅tein

  [fley-voh-proh-teen, -tee-uhn]
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–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
Origin:
1930–35; flavo- + protein
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fla·vo·pro·tein   (flā'vō-prō'tēn', -tē-ĭn)   
n.  Any of a group of enzymes containing flavin bound to protein and acting as dehydrogenation catalysts in biological reactions.
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Main Entry: fla·vo·pro·tein
Pronunciation: "flAv-O-'prO-"tEn, "flav-, -'prOt-E-&n
Function: noun
: a dehydrogenase that contains aflavin and often a metal and plays a major role in biological oxidations
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flavoprotein fla·vo·pro·tein (flā'vō-prō'tēn', -tē-ĭn)
n.
Any of a group of enzymes with flavin bound to protein that acts as dehydrogenases.

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