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- noun biochemistry Any of several
proteins that generatelight whenoxidized , normally without the aid of anenzyme catalyst
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Aequorin was the first photoprotein ever discovered.
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I wanted to study and clarify the chemical mechanism of aequorin bioluminescence, since some people doubted the existence of a photoprotein like aequorin.
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Bacteria in the ocean can harvest light energy from sunlight to promote survival thanks to a unique photoprotein.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Bacteria in the ocean can harvest light energy from sunlight to promote survival thanks to a unique photoprotein.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Based on these tests, the researchers believe the chemical process responsible for the bioluminescence may involve a specific light-producing protein-also called a "photoprotein."
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Based on these tests, the researchers believe the chemical process responsible for the bioluminescence may involve a specific light-producing protein-also called a "photoprotein."
innovations-report 2009
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