细胞色素

細胞色素

xìbāosèsù

noun

Meanings

1 cytochrome (heme-containing protein involved in cellular respiration)

Characters

element / substance

Examples

细胞色素在电子传递链中起关键作用。

Xìbāosèsù zài diànzǐ chuándì liàn zhōng qǐ guānjiàn zuòyòng.

Cytochromes play a key role in the electron transport chain.

细胞色素P450参与药物代谢。

Xìbāosèsù P sì wǔ líng cānyù yàowù dàixiè.

Cytochrome P450 is involved in drug metabolism.

Tips

memory

细胞 'cell' + 色素 'pigment' — 'cell pigment.' The Greek root 'cyto + chrome' means exactly the same thing; cytochromes were named for their visible color due to the iron-bearing heme group.

Stroke Order

细 xì

胞 bāo

色 sè

素 sù