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cytochrome P-450
Etymology: Gk, kytos, cell, chroma, color a protein involved with extramitochondrial electron transport in the liver and during drug detoxification. cytochrome P-450 Clinical pharmacology A superfamily of heme-containing enzymes–CYPs of the electron transport chain, which have multiple activities, including activation of molecular O2 for incorporation into unactivated
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