CYTOCHROME
\sˈa͡ɪtəkɹˌə͡ʊm], \sˈaɪtəkɹˌəʊm], \s_ˈaɪ_t_ə_k_ɹ_ˌəʊ_m]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Hemeproteins whose characteristic mode of action involves transfer of reducing equivalents associated with a reversible change in oxidation state of the prosthetic group. Formally, this redox change involves a single-electron, reversible equilibrium between the Fe (II) and Fe (III) states of the central iron atom. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p539)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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[Greek] A chromoprotein essential for oxidation-reduction processes in plant and animal cells; histohaematin; myohaematin.
By J.H. Kenneth
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).