Bovine serum albumin displays luciferase-like activity in presence of luciferyl adenylate: Insights on the origin of protoluciferase activity and bioluminescence colours

Luminescence

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 262-267

  Viviani, Vadim R ^a,b   Ohmiya, Y ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

AMP ligases; Bioluminescence; Chemiluminescence; Luciferase; Luciferyl adenylate; Mealworm; Protobioluminescence; Tenebrio

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; BODY FLUIDS; ENZYMES; MAMMALS; PH; PHOSPHORESCENCE; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ADENYLATE; AMP LIGASE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; LIGASES; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERYL ADENYLATE; MEALWORM; PROPERTY; PROTOBIOLUMINESCENCE; TENEBRIO;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE;

BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33747584162     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 15227243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.916     Document Type: Article

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