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Firefly Luciferin

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Definition: A benzothaizole which is oxidized by LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY to cause emission of light (LUMINESCENCE).     
Pharmacological Action Luminescent Agents 		Other names Luciferin, Firefly
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
benzyloxycarbonyl-aspartyl-glutamyl-valyl-aspartyl-aminoluciferin  0   *Oligopeptides Firefly Luciferin/*analogs & derivatives. Cell Death Differ 2010 Jun;17(6):1003-10
luciferin-isopropyl acetal  0   *Acetals Firefly Luciferin/*analogs & derivatives. Drug Metab Dispos 2009 Aug;37(8):1598-603
aspartyl-glutamyl-valyl-aspartyl-aminoluciferin  0   *Oligopeptides Firefly Luciferin/*analogs & derivatives. Cancer Biol Ther 2005 Aug;4(8):885-92
5,5-dimethyloxyluciferin  0   *Firefly Luciferin. J Am Chem Soc 2002 Mar 13;124(10):2112-3
Chrono-lume  0   *Luciferases *Firefly Luciferin. Thromb Haemost 1998 Jul;80(1):176-80
dehydroluciferin  0   *Firefly Luciferin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997 Aug 18;237(2):445-50
6-(N-acetylphenylalanyl)aminoluciferin  0   *Firefly Luciferin Phenylalanine/*analogs & derivatives Luminescent Agents. Anal Biochem 1994 Sep;221(2):329-34
luciferin-O-galactopyranoside  131474-38-9   *Galactosides *Firefly Luciferin. Biol Chem Hoppe Seyler 1992 Dec;373(12):1187-91
4-methylluciferin  130593-26-9   *Firefly Luciferin. J Clin Chem Clin Biochem 1990;28(7):471
3-(7-hydroxynaphthyl)-2-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid  122364-82-3   *Naphthols *Firefly Luciferin. Photochem Photobiol 1989;49(5):689
pholasin  96827-88-2 Pholasin  *Firefly Luciferin. Anal Biochem 1987;160(1):139
Renilla-luciferin sulfotransferase  EC 2.8.2.10   *Sulfotransferases Luminescent Agents Firefly Luciferin. Biochemistry 9(5):1184;1970
sepharose-4B-(dodecanate)-5'-luciferinylglucuronate  80802-62-6 Agarose, 2-((11-carboxyundecyl)amino)-2-hydroxyethyl ether, 3-ester with 2-(4-carboxy-4,5-dihydro-2-thiazolyl)-6-benzothiazolyl D-glucuronate  *Benzothiazoles Sepharose/*analogs & derivatives Luminescent Agents Firefly Luciferin. Mech Ageing Dev 1981;17(3):275

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