Luciferase is a generic term for the class of oxidative enzymes used in bioluminescence and is distinct from a photoprotein. The name is derived from Lucifer, the root of which means `light-bearer` (lucem ferre). One example is the firefly luciferase ({EC number|1.13.12.7}) from the firefly Photinus pyralis. `Firefly luciferase` as a laborator...
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(from the article `bioluminescence`) In most bioluminescent organisms, the essential light-emitting components are the oxidizable organic molecule luciferin and the enzyme luciferase, ... ...Bioluminescence is exhibited by a wide variety of oceanic organisms, from bacteria to large squids and fish. The light is emitted when a flavin ......
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<enzyme> An enzyme from firefly tails that catalyses the production of light in the reaction between luciferin and ATP. Used by the male firefly for producing light to attract females and used in the laboratory in a chemiluminescence bioassay for ATP. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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The enzyme that catalyses light formation in luminescent bacteria.
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An enzyme from firefly tails that catalyses the production of light in the reaction between luciferin and ATP. Used by the male firefly for producing light to attract females, and used in the laboratory in a chemiluminescence bioassay for ATP.
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enzyme which activates luciferin to produce bioluminescence.
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luciferase 1. An enzyme that aids the oxidation of luciferin in the cells of organisms that emit light. 2. An enzyme which is present in fireflies. 3. An enzyme which catalyzes, in the presence of adenosine triphosphate, the transfer of an electron from luciferin to oxygen, with the emission of light. The reaction is the basis of the bioluminesc...
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