Cytochrome C (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Cytochrome C

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The cytochrome c protein (colored ribbons), holds in its embrace a heme group (white honeycomb) that in turn clasps an iron atom (orange ball). This molecule is essential to life and any chemical that interferes with its activity is lethal.

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Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics at the University of California, San Francisco.

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