Spectroscopic studies of the color modulation mechanism of firefly (beetle) bioluminescence with amino-analogs of luciferin and oxyluciferin.
Spectroscopic properties of amino-analogs of luciferin and oxyluciferin were investigated to confirm the color modulation mechanism of firefly (beetle) bioluminescence. Fluorescence solvatochromic character of aminooxyluciferin analogs indicates that the bioluminescence of aminoluciferin is useful for evaluating the polarity of a luciferase active site.
Department of Engineering Science, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. hirano@pc.uec.ac.jp
Takashi
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Hirano
Hiroyuki
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Nagai
Takuto
T
Matsuhashi
Yosuke
Y
Hasumi
Satoshi
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Iwano
Kazuto
K
Ito
Shojiro
S
Maki
Haruki
H
Niwa
Vadim R
VR
Viviani
D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D003116:Color; D048888:Fireflies; D049454:Firefly Luciferin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
D000588:Amines; D007211:Indoles; D011719:Pyrazines; C014730:oxyluciferin; D049454:Firefly Luciferin; D008156:Luciferases