Active-site properties of Phrixotrix railroad worm green and red bioluminescence-eliciting luciferases

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 467-474

  Viviani, V R ^a,b   Arnoldi, F G C ^b   Venkatesh, B ^c   Neto, A J S ^b   Ogawa, F G T ^b   Oehlmeyer, A T L ^b   Ohmiya, Y ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Luciferases; Phrixotrix; Railroad worms

Indexed keywords

GREEN EMITTING LUCIFERASE; GUANIDINE; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN; RED EMITTING LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WORM;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; INSECT PROTEINS; KINETICS; LUCIFERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED;

COLEOPTERA; PHENGODIDAE;

EID: 33845314700     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvj190     Document Type: Article

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