cytochrome

cy·to·chrome | \ ˈsī-tə-ˌkrōm

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Definition of cytochrome

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

Examples of cytochrome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These images showed the component parts of cytochrome b6f down to the level of individual molecules. — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, "Key Photosynthesis Complex Viewed in Spinach," 13 Nov. 2019 Individual cytochromes are important for moving electrons around inside cells. — New York Times, "Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’," 1 July 2019 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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“Cytochrome.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cytochrome. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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