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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).
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- Aequorine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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91(75); was see under LUMINESCENT PROTEINS 1979-90; was see under PROTEINS 1975-78
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- Coelenterata (1972-1974)
- Proteins (1972-1974)
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- National Library of Medicine. Aequorin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000331. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000331
- Aequorin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorin
- Aequorin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381068