- 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...
- (August 2021). "Multicomponent
Bioluminescence Imaging with
Naphthylamino Luciferins". ChemBioChem. 22 (16): 2650–2654. doi:10.1002/cbic.202100202. PMC 8496354...
- two
compounds and by
identification of a
luciferin-regenerating enzyme. In firefly,
oxidation of
luciferins,
which is
catalyzed by luciferases, yields...
- and an enzyme,
generally called luciferin and luciferase, respectively.
Because these are
generic names,
luciferins and
luciferases are
often distinguished...
- Renilla-
luciferin sulfotransferase (EC 2.8.2.10) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction 3'-phosphoadenylyl
sulfate +
Renilla luciferin ⇌ {\displaystyle...
-
products (e.g., bilirubin, biliverdin)
Phycobilins (found in cyanobacteria)
Luciferins as
found in
dinoflagellates and
euphausiid shrimps (krill)
Bilirubin Biliverdin...
- 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...
- Renilla-
luciferin 2-monooxygenase,
Renilla luciferase, or RLuc, is a
bioluminescent enzyme found in
Renilla reniformis,
belonging to a
group of coelenterazine...
-
luciferin + CO2 + hnu Thus, the two
substrates of this
enzyme are
Cypridina luciferin and O2,
whereas its 3
products are
oxidized Cypridina luciferin...
- bioluminescence.
Light production is
highly efficient, by
oxidation of
luciferin catalyzed by
enzymes (luciferases) in the
presence of
adenosine triphosphate...
