chromoprotein

[ kroh-muh-proh-teen, -tee-in ]
/ ˌkroʊ məˈproʊ tin, -ti ɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a protein, as hemoglobin or rhodopsin, containing a pigmented nonprotein group, such as heme, riboflavin, or retinal.

Origin of chromoprotein

First recorded in 1920–25; chromo- + protein

Words nearby chromoprotein

chromophobia, chromophore, chromophoric, chromoplasm, chromoplast, chromoprotein, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal instability syndrome, chromosomal map, chromosomal region, chromosomal syndrome

British Dictionary definitions for chromoprotein

chromoprotein
/ (ˌkrəʊməʊˈprəʊtiːn) /

noun

any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin