title: Separation, identification and determination of luciferin in the Iranian firefly, Lampyris turkestanicus by HPLC and spectroscopic methods.
abstract: Iranian firefly larvae, Lampyris turkestanicus collected from north of Iran and their luciferin were analyzed by HPLC, TLC, MS and spectroscopic Fourier transform ([FT]-IR, FT-NMR, UV and fluorescence) methods. The results showed that luciferin in L turkestanicus lanterns was the same as in the American firefly, Photinus pyralis and synthetic D-luciferin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hadj-Mohammadi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chaichi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000737:chemistry*; D049454:Firefly Luciferin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D049454:Firefly Luciferin