Few substitutions affect the bioluminescence spectra of Phrixotrix (Coleoptera: Phengodidae) luciferases: a site-directed mutagenesis survey

Luminescence

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-369

  Viviani, Vadim R ^a,b   Arnoldi, Frederico G C ^b   Ogawa, Florisbela T ^b   Brochetto Braga, M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Click beetles; Fireflies; Luciferases; Phrixotrix; Railroad worms

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENESIS; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAILROADS;

BIOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; CLICK BEETLE; FIREFLY; LUCIFERASE; PHRIXOTRIX; RAILROAD WORM; RED-EMITTING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPECTRA'S; SUBSTITUTION AFFECTS;

BIOLUMINESCENCE;

COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; LAMPYRIDAE; PHENGODIDAE;

EID: 34548061218     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 15227243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.972     Document Type: Article

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