There is a very useful protein named Pikachu

In 2008, Pikachu was officially enrolled in a medical dictionary as it inspired the scientist to name a new protein, "Pikachurin".

It can be said that Pikach u is one of the most memorable and memorable characters in the Pokemon series / story / game that most of us have read or played through. This is a fictional character shaped like a hamster, with yellow fur and a tail of lightning. When he first debuted, Pikachu won the hearts of the Japanese gaming and manga community as well as the world. When it comes to Pokemon, we can't help but remember Pikachu.

Pikachu is the inspiration for the scientist to name a new protein "Pikachurin".

Not only that, in 2008, Pikachu was officially enrolled in the medical dictionary as it inspired the scientist to name a new protein, "Pikachurin". The Japanese scientist, the author of the discovery of this protein, Shigeru Sato, explained that it was because of his "fast-moving lightning and electrical phenomena" properties that made him choose the name that is quite memorable. .

This protein acts to signal from the human eye to the brain, and is also used to help the eye track moving objects. Without this protein, signals from the sender's eye to the brain will take 3 to 4 times more time than normal.

This is not the first time scientists use the names of fictional characters to name new scientific concepts. In 2005, scientists named "Pokemon" (POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor) for a gene linked to cancer.

However, it later turned into Zbtb7 after the Pokemon lovers community protested because they did not want the name of such a symbol for the cancer-causing gene.