- many
types of
luciferins there are, but some of the better-studied
compounds are
listed below.
Because of the
chemical diversity of
luciferins,
there is no...
-
reaction of a
substrate called luciferin and an enzyme,
called luciferase.
Because these are
generic names,
luciferins and
luciferases are
often distinguished...
- two
compounds and by
identification of a
luciferin-regenerating enzyme. In firefly,
oxidation of
luciferins,
which is
catalyzed by luciferases, yields...
- (August 2021). "Multicomponent
Bioluminescence Imaging with
Naphthylamino Luciferins". ChemBioChem. 22 (16): 2650–2654. doi:10.1002/cbic.202100202. PMC 8496354...
- luciferase, an
oxidative enzyme,
which emits light as it
reacts with a
luciferin. The
phenomenon has been
known since ancient times, with its
source determined...
-
produced by
bioluminescent organisms. They add to the
function of the
luciferins whose usual light-producing
reaction is
catalyzed by the
enzyme luciferase...
- well understood; only that they do not use any of the
currently known luciferins. If disturbed, a few
species are
known to
release bioluminescent particles...
-
fireflies and
click beetles. The
enzyme catalyses the
oxidation of
firefly luciferin,
requiring oxygen and ATP.
Because of the
requirement of ATP, firefly...
- Renilla-
luciferin 2-monooxygenase,
Renilla luciferase, or RLuc, is a
bioluminescent enzyme found in
Renilla reniformis,
belonging to a
group of coelenterazine...
- Vargulin, also
called Cypridinid luciferin,
Cypridina luciferin, or
Vargula luciferin, is the
luciferin found in the
ostracod Cypridina hilgendorfii, also...
