Definition of Cytochromes

1. Noun. (plural of cytochrome) ¹

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Definition of Cytochromes

1. cytochrome [n] - See also: cytochrome

Medical Definition of Cytochromes

1. Heme oxidation-reduction reactions such as photosynthesis and respiration. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytochromes

cytochrome c reductase
cytochrome cd
cytochrome d
cytochrome oxidase
cytochrome p-450
cytochrome p-450 cyp11b2
cytochrome p-450 cyp1a1
cytochrome p-450 cyp1a2
cytochrome p-450 cyp2b1
cytochrome p-450 cyp2d6
cytochrome p-450 cyp2e1
cytochrome peroxidase
cytochrome reductase
cytochrome reductases
cytochrome system
cytochromes (current term)
cytochylema
cytocidal
cytocide
cytoclasis
cytoclastic
cytoclesis
cytococcus
cytocompatibility
cytocompatible
cytocrine gland
cytocrine secretion
cytocuprein
cytocyst
cytode

Literary usage of Cytochromes

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

1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Biochem Pharmacol 34:3337-3345 (1985). Nims RW, Lubet RA. The CYP2B subfamily. In: cytochromes P450: Metabolic and Toxicological Aspects ..."

2. Gene Expression in Algae and Fungi Including Yeast: Bibliography January by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (2001)
"These studies illustrate the utility of the yeast expression system for defining catalytic activities of individual mammalian cytochromes P450 and ..."

3. Biotechnology: Plant Nutrition: A Bibliography, January 1988-April 1993 by Janet Saunders (1994)
"The midpoint redox potentials (EmT) of the purified cytochromes were + 236 ... The deduced amino acid sequence is similar to those of the cytochromes c556 ..."

4. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"The midpoint redox potentials (Em7) of the purified cytochromes were +236 mV ... The deduced amino acid sequence is similar to those of the cytochromes c556 ..."

5. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Of cytochromes P450 in human fetal liver, 40 to 85 percent is the fetus-specific P450 3A7, related but not identical to the predominant isoform of this ..."

6. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Sulfoxidation of mercapturic acids derived from tri- and tetrachloroethene by cytochromes P4.50 3A: A bioactivation reaction in addition to deacetylation ..."

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