Separation, identification and determination of luciferin in the Iranian firefly, Lampyris turkestanicus by HPLC and spectroscopic methods.
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.
Hadj-Mohammadi
M R
MR
Department of Chemistry, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran.
Chaichi
M J
MJ
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
D049454:Firefly Luciferin