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UK
/lˈuːsɪfəɹˌɪn/
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NOUN
- pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation
How To Use luciferin In A Sentence
- The luciferin-luciferase's reaction system may emit fluorescence, while the toxic substances will suppress the luminous intensity.
- With transfected cells grown as solid tumors in vivo, the bioluminescence light is emitted shortly after systemic administration of luciferin.
- It is generated by an enzyme-catalyzed chemoluminescence reaction, wherein the pigment luciferin is oxidised by the enzyme luciferase. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- ATP provides the energy to excite the electrons, and luciferin is one of the relatively rare molecules that gives off energy as light rather than heat.
- The glow of the firefly, which is due to the oxidation of the molecule luciferin, with the enzyme luciferase acting as a catalyst in the oxidation process and oxygen acting as the electron acceptor, is an example of bioluminescence.
- Our first paper on Cypridina luciferin was published in 1957, although the chromophore structure of luciferin remained to be elucidated. Osamu Shimomura - Autobiography
- Luc activity was assayed quantitatively with a liquid scintillator using the photon-counting mode after the feeding of luciferin as substrate.
- I also performed research on dinoflagellate luciferin and luminous scale worms. Osamu Shimomura - Autobiography
- Mixing of droplets caused enzyme reaction, and luciferin luminesced.