Meanings
nounaequorin (countable and uncountable, plural aequorins)
plural aequorins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
Origin
Translations
Polish akworyna
- akworynaa photoprotein isolated from luminescent jellyfish
Portuguese aequorina
- aequorinaa photoprotein isolated from luminescent jellyfish
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