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iron-sulfur protein

iron-sulfur protein noun: any protein in which iron is coordinated with cysteine sulfur and sometimes also with inorganic sulfur; they have electron transfer and enzymatic function.

Noun

iron-sulfur protein (plural iron-sulfur proteins)

  1. Any protein in which iron is coordinated with cysteine sulfur and sometimes also with inorganic sulfur; they have electron transfer and enzymatic function.

Forms of iron-sulfur protein

pluraliron-sulfur proteins
alternative formiron-sulphur protein

Questions about iron-sulfur protein

What does iron-sulfur protein mean?
Iron-sulfur protein means any protein in which iron is coordinated with cysteine sulfur and sometimes also with inorganic sulfur; they have electron transfer and enzymatic function.
What part of speech is iron-sulfur protein?
Iron-sulfur protein is a noun.
What is the plural of iron-sulfur protein?
The plural of iron-sulfur protein is iron-sulfur proteins.

Words near iron-sulfur protein in the dictionary

  1. iron-shod
  2. iron-shot
  3. iron-sick
  4. iron-sulfur cluster
  5. iron-sulfur clusters
  6. iron-sulfur protein
  7. iron-sulfur proteins
  8. iron-sulphur cluster
  9. iron-sulphur clusters
  10. iron-sulphur protein
  11. iron-sulphur proteins

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