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Iron-Sulfur Proteins MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Iron-Sulfur Proteins
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.427.374.375
D12.776.556.579.374.375
Unique ID
D007506
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007506
Annotation
/biosyn /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Iron Sulfur Proteins
Iron-Sulfur Protein
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QU 55.8
Previous Indexing
Iron (1973-1976)
Metalloproteins (1973-1976)
Sulfur (1973-1976)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under METALLOPROTEINS 1977-90
History Note
91(77); was see under METALLOPROTEINS 1977-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
Iron-Sulfur Proteins Preferred
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