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Literature summary for 1.13.12.6 extracted from

  • Tsuji, F.I.
    Cypridina luciferin and luciferase (1978), Methods Enzymol., 57, 364-372.
No PubMed abstract available

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
additional information evidence that luciferase requires a divalent metal ion, possibly calcium for activity Vargula hilgendorfii

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
Cypridina luciferin + O2 Vargula hilgendorfii
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oxidized Cypridina luciferin + CO2 + hv
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Vargula hilgendorfii
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sea firefly, marine ostracod crustacean
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Vargula hilgendorfii

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
whole body
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Vargula hilgendorfii
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Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-15°C, distilled water Vargula hilgendorfii

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
Cypridina luciferin + O2
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Vargula hilgendorfii oxidized Cypridina luciferin + CO2 + hv
-
?

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.1
-
-
Vargula hilgendorfii