Conjugated
proteins containing
haem as the
prosthetic group and associated with electron transport and with redox processes. The terminal electron
transport chain of oxidative respiration contains at least five different cytochromes.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143
(Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 151
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