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cryptochrome

class of flavoproteins that are sensitive to blue light found in plants and animals
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cryptochrome

Summary

cryptochrome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cryptochrome's subclass of is recorded as flavoprotein[2].
  • cryptochrome's Commons category is recorded as Cryptochrome[3].
  • cryptochrome's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D056931[4].
  • cryptochrome's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06b1jt[5].
  • cryptochrome's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.644.360.138.150[6].
  • cryptochrome's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.331.180[7].
  • cryptochrome's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.476.156.250[8].
  • cryptochrome's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.765.593.500[9].
  • cryptochrome's UMLS CUI is recorded as C2717939[10].
  • cryptochrome's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C144543706[11].

Why It Matters

cryptochrome ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[1] cryptochrome has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] cryptochrome is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cryptochrome_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cryptochrome}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cryptochrome}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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