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

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