Larval Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) fat body extracts catalyze firefly D-Luciferin- and ATP-dependent chemiluminescence: A luciferase-like enzyme

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 713-718

  Viviani, Vadim R ^a   Bechara, Etelvino J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; PHOTINUS PYRALIS; PYRALIS; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0001238772     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb09620.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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