Lucigenin is an aromatic compound used in areas which include chemoluminescence. Its chemical name is bis-N-methylacridinium nitrate. It exhibits a bluish-green fluorescence. It is used as a probe for superoxide anion in biology, for its chemiluminescent properties. ==Synthesis== It may be prepared from acridone. There`s also a route from toluene....
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<protein> Compound used as a bystander substrate in assaying the metabolic activation of leucocytes by chemiluminescence. When oxidized by superoxide it emits light. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Compound used as a bystander substrate in assaying the metabolic burst of leucocytes by chemiluminescence. When oxidized by superoxide it emits light.
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