Definition of Plastocyanin

1. Noun. (protein) A important copper-containing protein, involved in electron transfer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plastocyanin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Plastocyanin

1. An electron carrying protein present in chloroplasts, forming part of the electron transport chain. Contains two copper atoms per molecule. Associated with photosystem I. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plastocyanin

plastidule
plastidules
plastifier
plastifiers
plastin
plastinate
plastinated
plastination
plastins
plastique
plastiques
plastisol
plastisols
plastochromanol-3
plastochromenol-8
plastocyanin (current term)
plastocyanins
plastogamy
plastoglobule
plastoglobuli
plastography
plastome
plastoquinol-plastocyanin oxidoreductase
plastoquinone
plastoquinone-9
plastoquinones
plastral
plastre
plastron
plastrons

Literary usage of Plastocyanin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology of Algae: A Bibliography by Virginia Stone (1992)
"Based on the estimated plastocyanin content of algal cells (8 X 10(6) molecules/cell) and the observation that lower ratios of Cu per cell result in only ..."

2. Biotechnology of Algae: A Bibliography by Virginia Stone (1992)
"Based on the estimated plastocyanin content of algal cells (8 X 10(6) molecules/cell) and the observation that lower ratios of Cu per cell result in only ..."

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