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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).
Chemical name: Aequorins
(12 Dec 1998)
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