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luciferin

[ UK /lˈuːsɪfəɹˌɪn/ ]
NOUN
  1. 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.
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