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flavoprotein

[fley-voh-proh-teen, -tee-uh n]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
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Origin of flavoprotein

First recorded in 1930–35; flavo- + protein
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British Dictionary definitions for flavoprotein

flavoprotein

noun
  1. any of a group of enzymes that contain a derivative of riboflavin linked to a protein and catalyse oxidation in cellsAlso called: cytochrome reductase See also FMN, FAD
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Word Origin for flavoprotein

C20: from flavin + protein
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flavoprotein in Medicine

flavoprotein

(flā′vō-prō′tēn′)
n.
  1. Any of a group of enzymes with flavin bound to protein that acts as dehydrogenases.
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