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flavoprotein
[fla″vo-pro´tēn]a conjugated protein containing a flavin nucleotide.
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fla·vo·pro·tein
(flā'vō-prō'tēn),A compound protein possessing a flavin as prosthetic group. Compare: flavoenzyme.
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flavoprotein
(flā′vō-prō′tēn′, -tē-ĭn)n.
Any of a group of enzymes containing flavin bound to protein and acting as dehydrogenation catalysts in biological reactions.
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fla·vo·pro·tein
(flā'vō-prō'tēn)A compound protein possessing a flavin as prosthetic group.
Compare: flavoenzyme
Compare: flavoenzyme
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flavoprotein
a protein that is combined with flavin prosthetic groups and acts as an intermediate carrier in respiratory chains between dehydrogenases and cytochromes. See ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005