title: Structure of bacterial luciferase.
abstract: The generation of light by living organisms such as fireflies, glow-worms, mushrooms, fish, or bacteria growing on decaying materials has been a subject of fascination throughout the ages, partly because it occurs without the need for high temperatures. The chemistry behind the numerous bioluminescent systems is quite varied, and the enzymes that catalyze the reactions, the luciferases, are a large and evolutionarily diverse group. The structure of the best understood of these intriguing enzymes, bacterial luciferase, has recently been determined, allowing discussion of features of the protein in structural terms for the first time.
authors: Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
authors: T O
authors: TO
authors: Baldwin
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Christopher
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Raushel
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Sinclair
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Ziegler
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Fisher
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Rayment
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide / Q000378:metabolism; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007700:Kinetics; D008156:Luciferases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D005486:Flavin Mononucleotide; D008156:Luciferases; D010100:Oxygen