Aequorin Definition
ē-kwôrĭn, ē-kwŏr-
noun
A protein secreted by certain jellyfish that interacts with seawater to produce bioluminescent light.
American Heritage
A bioluminescent protein extracted from certain jellyfish that emits light when in contact with calcium or strontium ions: used in research to detect and locate calcium.
Webster's New World
A protein secreted by certain bioluminescent jellyfish, used as a reagent in molecular biology to detect calcium concentrations inside cells.
American Heritage Medicine
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Aequorin
Noun
Singular:
aequorin
Plural:
aequorinsOrigin of Aequorin
New Latin Aequorea jellyfish genus (from Latin aequoreus of the sea) (from aequor smooth surface) (from aequus smooth) –in
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Aequorea + -in
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