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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > plant proteins > cryptochromes
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > plant proteins > cryptochromes
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > conjugated proteins > flavoproteins > cryptochromes
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > conjugated proteins > flavoproteins > cryptochromes
Preferred Term:

cryptochromes

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plant proteins, flavoproteins
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/210172
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