The structural origin and biological function of pH-sensitivity in firefly luciferases

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-169

  Viviani, V R ^a,b   Arnoldi, F G C ^c   Neto, A J S ^c   Oehlmeyer, T L ^c   Bechara, E J H ^d   Ohmiya, Y ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOROCABA   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; HEAVY METAL; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BEETLE; BINDING SITE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR MODEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; PHOTINUS PYRALIS;

EID: 39049088105     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b714392c     Document Type: Review

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