OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 46302

cytochrome

/ˈsaɪtəkɹəʊm/
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citocromo
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
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 […].
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