Jelly Fish and Green Fluorescent Protein

By: Anna Guerrero
Published: 2017-02-06

The crystal jellyfish, Aequorea victoria, produces and emits light, called bioluminescence. Its DNA codes for sequence of 238 amino acids that forms a protein called Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP). FP is folded so that a part of the protein, called the chromophore, is located in the center of the protein. The chemical structure of the chromophore emits a green fluorescence when exposed to light in the range of blue to ultraviolet.


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Guerrero, Anna, "Jelly Fish and Green Fluorescent Protein". Embryo Project Encyclopedia ( ). ISSN: 1940-5030 https://hdl.handle.net/10776/11400

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Arizona State University. School of Life Sciences. Center for Biology and Society. Embryo Project Encyclopedia.

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