Chemistries and colors of bioluminescent reactions: A review

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Volumn 173, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-11

  Hastings, J Woodland ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN; OXYGENASE; QUERCETIN;

BEETLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMATOPHORE; COELENTERATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COELENTERATA; COLEOPTERA; DINOPHYCEAE; FUNGI; LAMPYRIDAE;

EID: 0029939559     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00676-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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