Iron-sulfur protein

Introduction: Iron-sulfur protein

Description of Iron-sulfur protein

Iron-sulfur protein: protein containing one or more iron atoms that are linked to sulfur bridges and/or sulfur of cysteinyl residues; e.g., some proteins in the electron transport pathway.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Iron-sulfur protein: family of one electron transfer reaction mediators and catalysts whose reactive moiety consists of a cluster of iron and inorganic sulfide liganded to cysteine SH groups.
Source: CRISP

Iron-sulfur protein: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Iron-sulfur protein: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Iron-sulfur protein:

• Iron
• Sulfur
• Protein

Terms associated with Iron-sulfur protein:

More specific terms for Iron-sulfur protein:

• Adrenodoxin
• Ferredoxins
• Electron Transport Complex III
• Iron Regulatory Protein 1
• Iron Regulatory Protein 2
• Electron Transport Complex II
• Electron Transport Complex I
• Nitrate Reductase (NAD(P)H)
• Ferredoxin-Nitrite Reductase

Source - MeSH 2007

• ferredoxin
• glycerol 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
• NAD(P)H dehydrogenase
• ribonucleotide reductase
• succinate dehydrogenase
• xanthine oxidase

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Iron-sulfur protein

• Nonheme Iron Proteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• iron compound
• metalloprotein

Source - CRISP

The term Iron-sulfur protein can be used for:

• acid labile sulfide protein
• nonheme iron protein

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Iron-sulfur protein

The following list attempts to classify Iron-sulfur protein into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Carrier Proteins
      • Iron-Binding Proteins
        • Nonheme Iron Proteins
          • Iron-Sulfur Proteins

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Metalloproteins
      • Iron-Binding Proteins
        • Nonheme Iron Proteins
          • Iron-Sulfur Proteins

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