Role of molecular oxygen in the bioluminescence of the firefly squid, Watasenia scintillans

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 250-253

  Tsuji, Frederick I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylation; ATP; Coelenterazine disulfate; Dioxetanone; Enolization; Luciferase; Luciferin; Oxygenase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN; MAGNESIUM ION; OXYGEN;

ADENYLATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUID;

ANIMALS; DECAPODIFORMES; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENCE; OXYGEN;

CEPHALOPODA; WATASENIA SCINTILLANS;

EID: 27544488391     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.215     Document Type: Review

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