Chemicals and Drugs

Iron-Sulfur Proteins

A group of proteins possessing only the iron-sulfur complex as the prosthetic group. These proteins participate in all major pathways of electron transport: photosynthesis, respiration, hydroxylation and bacterial hydrogen and nitrogen fixation.

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Abstract

A group of proteins possessing only the iron-sulfur complex as the prosthetic group. These proteins participate in all major pathways of electron transport: photosynthesis, respiration, hydroxylation and bacterial hydrogen and nitrogen fixation.

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7 entry terms
  • Iron Sulfur Proteins
  • Iron-Sulfur Protein
  • Iron Sulfur Protein
  • Protein, Iron-Sulfur
  • Proteins, Iron Sulfur
  • Proteins, Iron-Sulfur
  • Sulfur Proteins, Iron

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

/biosyn /physiol permitted

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History Note

91(77); was see under METALLOPROTEINS 1977-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Iron (1973-1976)
  • Metalloproteins (1973-1976)
  • Sulfur (1973-1976)

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QU 55.8

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Iron-Sulfur Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007506. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007506
  2. Iron-Sulfur Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron%E2%80%93sulfur_protein
  3. Iron-Sulfur Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3115841