FEBS Letters
Volume 577, Issue 1 , Pages 105-110 , 5 November 2004

Blue fluorescent protein from the calcium-sensitive photoprotein aequorin is a heat resistant enzyme, catalyzing the oxidation of coelenterazine

Edited by Peter Brzezinski

Received 23 August 2004 ,Revised 24 September 2004 ,Accepted 28 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.09.078

FEBS Letters
Volume 577, Issue 1 , Pages 105-110 , 5 November 2004