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Chromoprotein
A
chromoprotein
is a conjugated protein that contains a
pigmented
prosthetic group
(or cofactor). A common example is
hemoglobin
, which contains a
heme
cofactor, which is the
iron
-containing molecule that makes oxygenated blood appear red. Other examples of chromoproteins include other
hemochromes
,
cytochromes
,
phytochromes
and
flavoproteins
.
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