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Aequorin
Medical Definition: | A photoprotein isolated from the bioluminescent jellyfish Aequorea. It emits visible light by an intramolecular reaction when a trace amount of calcium ion is added. The light-emitting moiety in the bioluminescence reaction is believed to be 2-amino-3-benzyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine (AF-350). | |
Guide Notes: | a luminescent protein from jellyfish Aequorea | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 50934-79-7 |
Previously Indexed: | Coelenterata (1972-1974),Proteins (1972-1974) |
Aequorin Medical Definitions and Terms
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