Atmungsferment

At·mungs·fer·ment

(aht'munkz-fer'ment), 1. A system of cytochromes and their oxidases that participate in respiratory processes. 2. Often, specifically, cytochrome oxidase. Synonym(s): Warburg respiratory enzyme [Ger.]

Atmungsferment

An obsolete generic term referring to the entire cytochrome oxidase system of mitochondrial respiration; e.g., respiratory chain.

Warburg,

Otto, German biochemist and Nobel laureate, 1883-1970. Barcroft-Warburg apparatus - Synonym(s): Warburg apparatusBarcroft-Warburg technique - Synonym(s): Warburg apparatusWarburg apparatus - for measures the oxygen consumption of incubated tissue slices by manometric measurement of changes in gas pressure produced by oxygen absorption in an enclosed flask. Synonym(s): Barcroft-Warburg apparatus; Barcroft-Warburg techniqueWarburg old yellow enzyme - a flavoprotein oxidizing NADPH to NADP+. Synonym(s): NADPH dehydrogenaseWarburg respiratory enzyme - a system of cytochromes and their oxidases that participate in respiratory processes. Synonym(s): AtmungsfermentWarburg theory - that the development of cancer is due to irreversible damage to the respiratory mechanism of cells, leading to the selective multiplication of cells with increased glycolytic metabolism, both aerobic and anaerobic.Warburg-Lipmann-Dickens-Horecker shunt - Synonym(s): Dickens shunt