DeCS

Descriptor English:

Capsid

Descriptor Spanish:

Cápside

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	cápsida
Entry term(s)	cápside vírica procabeza procápside
Scope note:	Cápsula externa proteica protectora de un virus que protege su ácido nucleico. Las cápsides están compuestas de unidades repetidas (capsómeros) de PROTEÍNAS DE LA CÁPSIDE VÍRICA que, cuando se ensamblan juntas, forman una estructura icosahédrica o helicoidal.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Capsídeo

Descriptor French:

Capside

Tree number(s):

A21.249.500.250

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002213

Scope note:

The outer protein protective shell of a virus, which protects the viral nucleic acid. Capsids are composed of repeating units (capsomers or capsomeres) of CAPSID PROTEINS which when assembled together form either an icosahedral or helical shape.

Annotation:

CAPSID PROTEINS is also available

Allowable Qualifiers:

CH composition chimique
CL classification
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

28263

Unique ID:

D002213

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1984/01/01

Date of Entry:

1974/11/11

Revision Date:

2020/06/22