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).
Synonyms: 50934-79-7, Aequorin, Aequorine, Aequorins
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91(75); was see under LUMINESCENT PROTEINS 1979-90; was see under PROTEINS 1975-78 ,91; was see under LUMINESCENT PROTEINS 1979-90; was see under PROTEINS 1975-78
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D000331
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