cytochrome

noun

cy·to·chrome | \ ˈsī-tə-ˌkrōm

Definition of cytochrome

: any of several intracellular hemoprotein respiratory pigments that are enzymes functioning in electron transport as carriers of electrons

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This is how researchers can look at the koala genome and see how the species is genetically supercharged to digest a plant that’s poisonous to other mammals, namely the cytochrome P450 gene family. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Can the Koala Genome Save the Species From Deforestation and Chlamydia?," 2 July 2018 Arnold and her colleagues have been working with the bacterial version of cytochrome P450 for ten years, trying to convince it to perform new tricks. — Jeffrey Marlow, WIRED, "Directed Evolution Teaches an Old Enzyme New Tricks," 8 Jan. 2013

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