Structure and non-enzymatic light emission of two luciferin precursors isolated from the luminous mushroom Panellus stipticus.
The chemical structure of two luciferin precursors PS-A and PS-B, isolated from the luminous mushroom Panellus stipticus, were determined as 1-O-decanoylpanal (2) and 1-O-dodecanoylpanal (3), respectively. Both PS-A and PS-B were converted into chemiluminescent luciferins by treatment with 50 mmol/l methylamine in a pH 3.5 buffer solution containing an anionic surfactant Tergitol 4 at 25-35 degrees C. The luciferins emitted chemiluminescence in a pH 7-8 buffer solution containing a cationic surfactant in the presence of O2 and O2-.
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
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D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry*; D049454:Firefly Luciferin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes
D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; C083074:1-O-decanoylpanal; C083075:1-O-dodecanoylpanal; D049454:Firefly Luciferin