The bacteria had mutated and were now
producing cytochrome, a red protein.
They knocked out the gene on G. sulfurreducens that
produces cytochromes.
Not exact matches
They also helped to break down the poison, known more precisely as TCDD, by
producing powerful enzymes called
cytochrome P450s, which are normally confined to the liver.
Experiments had shown that the gene
produced a class of enzymes called
cytochrome P450, of which there turned out to be hundreds of different forms.
Cytochrome conducts electricity and is known to line fine hairs called «nanowires» that are
produced by both bacteria.
In the body, free radicals are
produced in the mitochondria during detoxification reactions (
cytochrome 450), in peroxisomes, and during inflammation.
In synergy with disruption of the biosynthesis of important amino acids via the shikimate pathway, glyphosate inhibits the
cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes
produced by the gut microbiome.
«By stimulating the
cytochrome oxidase enzyme, we are utilizing that oxygen in the respiratory chain inside of the mitochondria,
producing more ATP for that cell.