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cytochromes c
Definitions related to cytochromes c:
  • Cytochrome that plays a central role as an electron carrier in the respiration of the mitochondria; contains an iron porphyrin that is the site of electron transfer.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Cytochromes of the c type that are found in eukaryotic MITOCHONDRIA. They serve as redox intermediates that accept electrons from MITOCHONDRIAL ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX III and transfer them to MITOCHONDRIAL ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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