Advances in the knowledge of light emission by firefly luciferin and oxyluciferin

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Joao Vieira (Author) Other; Luis Pinto da Silva (Author) Other; Joaquim C G E Esteves da Silva (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Vol. 117

Pages: 33-39

ISSN: 1011-1344

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Biological sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-2E9

DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2012.08.017

Abstract (EN): Firefly luciferase is the most important and studied bioluminescence system. Due to very interesting characteristics, this system has gained numerous biomedical, pharmaceutical and bioanalytical applications, among others. In order to improve the use of this system, various researchers have tried to understand experimentally the colour of bioluminescence, and to create ways of tuning the colour emitted. The objective of this manuscript is to review the experimental studies of firefly luciferin and oxyluciferin, and related analogues, fluorescence and bioluminescence.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7