Biologically Active Substance
metalloprotein
Subclass of:
Proteins
Definitions related to metalloproteins:
  • Note that individual metalloproteins have not been exhaustively treed under this term.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Proteins that include a metal ion as part of their structure or they contain a metal cofactor. The metal ion can be an isolated ion or coordinated with a nonprotein organic compound, such as the porphyrin moiety found in hemoproteins. Additionally, the metal can be co-coordinated with both a side chain of the protein and an inorganic nonmetallic ion.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Proteins that have one or more tightly bound metal ions forming part of their structure. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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