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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Tree Number(s)
D13.444.735.686.670
Unique ID
D012336
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012336
Scope Note
Constituent of 30S subunit prokaryotic ribosomes containing 1600 nucleotides and 21 proteins. 16S rRNA is involved in initiation of polypeptide synthesis.
Entry Version
16S RRNA
Entry Term(s)
16S Ribosomal RNA
16S rRNA
Previous Indexing
RNA (1966-1970)
RNA, Ribosomal (1971-1987)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under RNA, RIBOSOMAL 1988-90
History Note
91(88); was see under RNA, RIBOSOMAL 1988-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1987/05/09
Revision Date
2019/04/29
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S Preferred
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