Definition of Aequorin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine. ¹

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Definition of Aequorin

1. a protein secreted by jellyfish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aequorin

1. 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). Chemical name: Aequorins (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aequorin

aeolipyle
aeolist
aeolotropic
aeolotropy
aeolus
aeon
aeonian
aeonic
aeonium
aeoniums
aeons
aepyornis
aepyornises
aequalis
aequihymeniiferous
aequorin (current term)
aequorins
aer-
aeratable
aerate
aerated
aerates
aerating
aeration
aeration basin
aeration zone
aeration zones
aerations
aerator
aerators

Literary usage of Aequorin

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1. Gene Expression in Algae and Fungi Including Yeast: Bibliography January by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (2001)
"These results show the usefulness of the aequorin system in monitoring |Ca2 + )i, response to extracellular stimuli in yeast cells. ..."

2. Hearts and Arteries: What Scientists Are Learning About Age and the by Caroline McNeil (1994)
"aequorin binds to calcium and gives off a blue light, showing how much calcium is in ... When Edward Lakatta and Clive Orchard at NIA injected aequorin into ..."

3. Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings And by Bmed, National Research Council (U.S.), ebrary, Inc (2005)
"In the CANARY sensor, B cells are engineered to express antibodies against a defined target and also the luminescent protein aequorin from the jellyfish ..."

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