cytochrome oxidase
cytochrome oxidase
nounDefinition of CYTOCHROME OXIDASE
: an iron-porphyrin enzyme important in cell respiration due to its ability to catalyze the oxidation of reduced cytochrome c in the presence of oxygen
First Known Use of CYTOCHROME OXIDASE
1942
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