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Aequorin
イクオリン
Aequorin is a photoprotein discovered, extracted and purified from Aequorea victoria by Akuma Shimomura and Frank H. Johnson (then Princeton University) in 1962. Although Aequorin can also be used as Japanese notation, Shimomura comments that aequorin is correct. Aequorin emits light by sensing the concentration of calcium in jellyfly luminescent cells. At that time the idea that the protein was sensitive to calcium concentration and luminescence was so novel that the aequorin discovery was greeted with an amazing response. ... イクオリン は、1962年、下村脩と Frank H. Johnson (当時プリンストン大学)らによってオワンクラゲ Aequorea victoria から発見・抽出・精製された発光タンパク質。なお、日本語表記としてエクオリンも用いられるが、下村はイクオリンが正しいとコメントしている。 イクオリンはクラゲの発光細胞内でカルシウムの濃度を感知して発光する。当時はカルシウム濃度をタンパク質が感受し発光する、という発想があまりに斬新だったため、イクオリンの発見は驚くべき反響をもって迎えられた。...
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4 JAPANESE BOOKS RELATING TO «エクオリン»
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