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Does cytochrome contain heme?


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Cytochrome:

  1. The redox-active proteins that contain heme with a Fe atom centrally at its core as a cofactor are called cytochromes.
  2. They are primarily involved in the electron transport chain.
  3. They have mainly four varieties: cytochrome a, cytochrome b, cytochrome c and cytochrome d.


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