Luciferin - Wikipedia
Luciferin (from Latin lucifer 'light-bearer') is a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence. Luciferins typically undergo an enzyme -catalyzed reaction with molecular oxygen .
Luciferin | biochemistry | Britannica
Luciferin, in biochemistry, any of several organic compounds whose oxidation in the presence of the enzyme luciferase produces light. Luciferins vary in chemical structure; the luciferin of luminescent bacteria, for example, is completely different from that of fireflies.
Looking into luciferin - Nature Chemistry
2023年5月5日 · Organisms that glow are perhaps eerie. Vadim Viviani ponders on the luciferin–luciferase systems responsible for their intriguing bioluminescence.
Bioluminescence - Smithsonian Ocean
For a reaction to occur, a species must contain luciferin, a molecule that, when it reacts with oxygen, produces light. There are different types of luciferin, which vary depending on the animal hosting the reaction.
1001 lights: luciferins, luciferases, their mechanisms of ... - PubMed
2016年10月24日 · Bioluminescence (BL) is a spectacular phenomenon involving light emission by live organisms. It is caused by the oxidation of a small organic molecule, luciferin, with molecular oxygen, which is catalysed by the enzyme luciferase.
How and why do fireflies light up? | Scientific American
2005年9月5日 · When oxygen combines with calcium, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the chemical luciferin in the presence of luciferase, a bioluminescent enzyme, light is produced.
Firefly luciferin - Wikipedia
Firefly luciferin (also known as beetle luciferin) is the luciferin, or light-emitting compound, used for the firefly , railroad worm (Phengodidae), starworm (Rhagophthalmidae), and click-beetle (Pyrophorini) bioluminescent systems.
Genomic and experimental data provide new insights into luciferin ...
2020年9月28日 · Combining gene expression analyses with comparative genomics, we propose a more complete luciferin synthesis pathway, and confirm the convergent evolution of bioluminescence in insects.
Luciferin - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The genes required for luciferin production have not been completely elucidated and, therefore, exogenous luciferin has to be administered. Luciferin is assumed to be nontoxic when injected in animals and has been used in the muscle, the knee joint, vaginal tract, and in nasal and pulmonary studies ( Andreu et al., 2011; Brock, 2012; Hernandez ...
BL Web: Chemistry Details - UC Santa Barbara
Luciferin is the basic substrate of any bioluminescent reaction. These are the major examples of marine luciferins. Bacterial luciferin is a reduced riboflavin phosphate (FMNH 2 , pictured here) which is oxidized in association with a long-chain aldehyde, oxygen, and a luciferase.
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