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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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aequorin
1. a protein secreted by jellyfish [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aequorin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aequorin
Literary usage of Aequorin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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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