Cytochrome b5 reductase 4 is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''CYB5R4''
gene
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NCB5OR is a flavohemoprotein that contains functional domains found in both
cytochrome
Cytochromes are redox-active proteins containing a heme, with a central Fe atom at its core, as a cofactor. They are involved in electron transport chain and redox catalysis. They are classified according to the type of heme and its mode of bi ...
b5 (CYB5; MIM 250790) and CYB5 reductase (DIA1; MIM 250800).
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