Aequorin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000139",
  "term": "Aequorin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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).",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "luminescent proteins",
    "bioluminescence",
    "ions",
    "Aequorea",
    "calcium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "aequorina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/aequorin/"
}