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Definition of Luciferins
1. luciferin [n] - See also: luciferin
Medical Definition of Luciferins
1. A generic term referring to a substrate which, upon oxidation by the enzyme luciferase, produces bioluminescence. Luciferins isolated from different species may vary greatly in structure, although in many cases identical structures have been found in widely diverse animals. The american firefly, photinus pyralis, and its substrate have been studied extensively and is used in the assay of adenosine triphosphate. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Luciferins
Literary usage of Luciferins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nature of Animal Light by Edmund Newton Harvey (1920)
"The luciferins, as the ... If we are to produce light artificially in the same
way that animals do, the luciferins must be synthesized. ..."
2. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1919)
"Although the luciferins and luciferases of different luminous animals are ...
The specificity of different luciferins. especially in relation to the color ..."
3. Year books by Plainfield High School (Plainfield, N.J.) (1919)
"Although the luciferins and luciferases of different luminous animals are ...
The specificity of different luciferins. especially in relation to the color ..."
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