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How many amino acids are in cytochrome c?


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Cytochrome c :

  1. A tiny hemeprotein called the cytochrome complex, or cyt c is found loosely connected to the mitochondrion's inner membrane.
  2. The life-sustaining process of ATP generation is one of cytochrome c's best-known uses in the mitochondria.
  3. Cytochrome c is released into the cytosol in response to an apoptotic trigger, leading to apoptosis—programmed cell death.
  4. Cytochrome c is made up of a single 104 amino acid peptide chain with a single heme covalently bound near the C-terminal.

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