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.

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Meanings

nouniron-sulfur protein (plural iron-sulfur proteins)

plural iron-sulfur proteins · alternative iron-sulphur protein

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