blue fluorescent protein (definition)

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ψ	blue fluorescent protein, Aequorea victoria under Luminescent Proteins

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Definition: Proteins which are involved in the phenomenon of light emission in living systems. Included are the "enzymatic" and "non-enzymatic" types of system with or without the presence of oxygen or co-factors.

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Other names Photoproteins; Bioluminescent Proteins; Proteins, Luminescent; Proteins, Bioluminescent

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
blue fluorescent protein, Aequorea victoria used as protein marker or fluorescent tag for research purposes; has been sequenced	0	Luminescent Proteins Pharma Action* Fluorescent Dyes	Pflugers Arch 2000 Apr;439(6):730-8

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