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
red fluorescent protein [ FP593,drFP583,Mrfp1 protein,ds red protein,dsFP593,eqFP611 protein,kusabira orange, Fungia concinna ] amino acid sequence in first source
