English noun: cytochrome | |||
1. | cytochrome (substance) (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | haemoprotein, hemoprotein | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cytochrome c | ||
Substance holonym | haem, haemitin, hematin, heme, protoheme | ||
Domain category | biochemistry | ||