English Explanatory Dictionary

aequorin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

aequorin aequorins

Etymology

Aequorea + -in

Derived words

apoaequorin
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