{"term":{"id":"09762","title":"protein complex","longtitle":"IUPAC Gold Book - protein complex","doi":"10.1351\/goldbook.09762","code":"09762","status":"current","definitions":[{"id":1,"text":"Ensemble of two or more different associated proteins, each with a specific function, linked by non-covalent protein-protein interactions.","notes":{"1":"Protein complexes are required for most biological processes. Together they form molecular machines that perform biological functions.","2":"Proteins with quaternary structure are not considered as protein complexes."},"exams":{"1":"Anaphase promoting complex."},"sources":["PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1160 (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/pac-2016-1120)"]}],"altoutputs":{"html":"https:\/\/goldbook.iupac.org\/terms\/view\/09762\/html","xml":"https:\/\/goldbook.iupac.org\/terms\/view\/09762\/xml","plain":"https:\/\/goldbook.iupac.org\/terms\/view\/09762\/plain"},"citation":"Citation: 'protein complex' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351\/goldbook.09762","license":"The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/) for individual terms.","collection":"If you are interested in licensing the Gold Book for commercial use, please contact the IUPAC Executive Director at executivedirector@iupac.org .","disclaimer":"The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is continuously reviewing and, where needed, updating terms in the Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the IUPAC Gold Book). Users of these terms are encouraged to include the version of a term with its use and to check regularly for updates to term definitions that you are using.","accessed":"2026-08-02T09:02:47+00:00"}}