Chemicals and Drugs

Luciferins

Organic substances found in organisms that generate BIOLUMINESCENCE such as FIREFLY LUCIFERIN that produces light when oxidized to the excited oxyluciferin by the action of the enzyme LUCIFERASE.

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Abstract

Organic substances found in organisms that generate BIOLUMINESCENCE such as FIREFLY LUCIFERIN that produces light when oxidized to the excited oxyluciferin by the action of the enzyme LUCIFERASE.

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  • Luciferin

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Luciferases (1976-2021)

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  1. D02w.578w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Luciferins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000090562. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000090562
  2. Luciferins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciferin
  3. Luciferins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369745