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MeSH Heading: Luminescent Proteins
Tree Number(s): D12.776.532
Unique ID: D008164
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008164
Annotation: /biosyn /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note: Proteins which are involved in the phenomenon of light emission in living systems. Included are the enzymatic and non-enzymatic types of system with or without the presence of oxygen or co-factors.
Entry Term(s): Bioluminescent Protein; Bioluminescent Proteins; Luminescent Protein; Photoprotein; Photoproteins
NLM Classification #: QU 55
Previous Indexing: Luminescence (1966-1978); Proteins (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79; AEQUORIN was see under PROTEINS 1975-78
History Note: 79
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/03/09
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0012736
Scope Note: Proteins which are involved in the phenomenon of light emission in living systems. Included are the enzymatic and non-enzymatic types of system with or without the presence of oxygen or co-factors.
Terms: Luminescent Proteins Preferred Term
Term UI T024338
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1979); Photoprotein
Term UI T000997865
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Luminescent Protein
Term UI T000997866
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Bioluminescent Proteins
Term UI T024337
Date03/09/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Photoproteins
Term UI T024339
Date03/09/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Bioluminescent Protein
Term UI T000997867
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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