AEQUORIN

Etymology

Noun

aequorin (countable and uncountable, plural aequorins)

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

Anagrams

• Requínoa

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 December 2024

OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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