cytochrome

See also: Cytochrome

English

Etymology

From cyto- +‎ -chrome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪtəkɹəʊm/

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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, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 33:

     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 […].

Related terms

• apocytochrome
• cytochromal / cytochromic
• ferricytochrome
• ferrocytochrome
• holocytochrome

Translations

hemoprotein compound

• Catalan: citocrom m
• French: cytochrome
• Italian: citocromo (it) m
• Portuguese: citocromo
• Spanish: citocromo m
• Tagalog: silidkulay

Anagrams

• chromocyte