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cytochrome

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | © A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

cytochrome One of a group of haemoproteins, which are classified into four groups designated a, b, c, and d. They function as electron carriers in a variety of redox reactions in virtually all aerobic organisms.

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