Chemicals and Drugs

Protein Subunits

Single chains of amino acids that are the units of multimeric PROTEINS. Multimeric proteins can be composed of identical or non-identical subunits. One or more monomeric subunits may compose a protomer which itself is a subunit structure of a larger assembly.

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Abstract

Single chains of amino acids that are the units of multimeric PROTEINS. Multimeric proteins can be composed of identical or non-identical subunits. One or more monomeric subunits may compose a protomer which itself is a subunit structure of a larger assembly.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Protein Subunit
  • Subunit, Protein
  • Subunits, Protein
  • Protomer
  • Protomers

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Aspects Covered

30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Protein Conformation (1972-2000)

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  1. D12.776w.813w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Protein Subunits. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D021122. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D021122
  2. Protein Subunits. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_subunit
  3. Protein Subunits. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899781