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Chlorophyll Binding Proteins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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Chlorophyll Binding Proteins
Tree Number(s)
D05.500.562.488.490.249
D08.811.600.710.490.249
D12.776.543.930.500.490.249
D12.776.765.199.750.750.490.500
Unique ID
D061146
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061146
Scope Note
A large family of proteins that have been traditionally classified as the light-harvesting proteins of the photosynthetic reaction complex. Chlorophyll binding proteins are also found in non-photosynthetic settings where they may play a photoprotective role in response to light stress.
Entry Term(s)
Chlorophyll Protein Complexes
Chlorophyll a Binding Proteins
Chlorophyll a-Proteins
Chlorophyll a-b Binding Proteins
Chlorophyll a-c Binding Proteins
Chlorophyll ab-Proteins
Chlorophyll ac-Proteins
Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll Binding Proteins
Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll Proteins
Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a-c Binding Proteins
Previous Indexing
Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes (2004-2011)
Public MeSH Note
2012; see LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES 2004-2011; for CHLOROPHYLL AB-PROTEINS, CHLOROPHYL A-PROTEINS, CHLOROPHYLL AC-PROTEINS and LIGHT-HARVESTING CHLOROPHYLL PROTEIN see LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES 2004-2011 and PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER, PLANT 1991-2003
History Note
2012; use LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES 2004-2011; for CHLOROPHYLL AB-PROTEINS, CHLOROPHYL A-PROTEINS, and CHLOROPHYLL AC-PROTEINS, use LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES 2004-2011 and PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS 1991-2003
Date Established
2012/01/01
Date of Entry
2011/06/24
Revision Date
2016/01/15
Chlorophyll Binding Proteins Preferred
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Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a-c Binding Proteins Narrower
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