Medical Definition of Green fluorescent protein
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A protein found in jellyfish which fluoresces, or glows green visible light when excited by UV light with a wavelength of 395 nanometres.
It can function as a biological marker when attached to other proteins. The structure of the protein is cylindrical with the glowing component, an amino acid complex called a fluorophore, in the middle of it.
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Green Fluorescent Protein
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