Protein subunits
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005250
Single chains of amino acids that are the units of multimeric proteins. Multimeric proteins can be composed of identical or non-identical subunits.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005250 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | catalytic subunits; enzyme subunits; protein oligomers; protomers |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Protein structure; Immunoglobulin light chains; Immunoglobulin heavy chains; Myosin light chains; Polyproteins; Active sites; Myosin heavy chains; Protein quaternary structure |
| Translations | Spanish: subunidades de las proteínas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005250",
"term": "Protein subunits",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Single chains of amino acids that are the units of multimeric proteins. Multimeric proteins can be composed of identical or non-identical subunits.",
"synonyms": [
"catalytic subunits",
"enzyme subunits",
"protein oligomers",
"protomers"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"protein structure",
"immunoglobulin light chains",
"immunoglobulin heavy chains",
"myosin light chains",
"polyproteins",
"active sites",
"myosin heavy chains",
"protein quaternary structure"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "subunidades de las proteínas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/protein-subunits/"
}
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