German

Noun

Cytochrome n

1. plural of Cytochrom

English

Noun

cytochrome ‎(plural cytochromes)

1. Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
   • 2001: The drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver, called cytochrome-p450s, comprise a large family of some fifty or more related enzymes, which have evolved in a remarkable way — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 33)

Related terms

• apocytochrome
• ferricytochrome
• ferrocytochrome
• holocytochrome

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Anagrams

• chromocyte