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  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. plant proteins
  6. cryptochromes
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. proteins
  5. plant proteins
  6. cryptochromes
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. conjugated proteins
  5. flavoproteins
  6. cryptochromes
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. conjugated proteins
  5. flavoproteins
  6. cryptochromes

Preferred term

cryptochromes

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Flavoproteins that function as circadian rhythm signaling proteins in animals and as blue-light photoreceptors in plants. They are structurally-related to DNA photolyases and it is believed that both classes of proteins may have originated from an earlier protein that played a role in protecting primitive organisms from the cyclical exposure to UV light.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/210172

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