luciferinn.

Brit.

/luːˈsɪf(ə)rɪn/,

/ljuːˈsɪf(ə)rɪn/, U.S.

/luˈsɪf(ə)rən/

Forms: Formerly also luciferine.

Etymology: < French luciférine (R. Dubois 1887, in Compt. Rend. CV. 691), < Latin lūcifer light-bearing: see -in suffix¹.

Biology.

Any substance which is present naturally in an organism (such as the glow-worm) and which when oxidized in the presence of a specific enzyme (a luciferase) is capable of producing light. It was formerly believed that one single substance, luciferin, was common to all organisms which produce light.

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styptica1400

carrier1844

luciferase1888

luciferin1888

urease1892

peroxidase1899

protease1903

renin1903

phenolase1907

proteinase1907

phytase1908

lecithinase1910

uricase1910

phosphatase1912

prunase1912

phenoloxidase1913

oxytocin1927

phosphomonoesterase1932

androgen1936

phosphorylase1939

slow reacting substance1939

phospholipase1945

plasmin1945

bradykinin1949

nitroreductase1953

cytostatic1964

oncogen1967

autoinducer1968

1888 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 26 From the luminous parts of the animal the author [sc. R. Dubois] has succeeded in extracting two substances, the contact of which in the water, determines the appearance of the light. One of them was obtained in the crystalline state... It is soluble in water, and hardly soluble in alcohol; it may be called luciferine. The other body is an active albuminoid of the class of soluble ferments, and may be called luciferase.

1920 Nature 26 Aug. 843/1 The production of light by animals is due to the burning or oxidation of a substance called luciferin in the presence of an enzyme or catalyst called luciferase.

1952 E. N. Harvey Bioluminescence p. xi Luciferin and luciferase are general names used for these compounds manufactured by luminous animals, but it is probable that the luciferin or luciferase from a species in one group may be quite different chemically from that in another.

1954 Harvey & Tsuji in Jrnl. Cell. & Compar. Physiol. XLIV. 71 Luciferin may properly be defined as the oxidizable substance supplying molecules capable of absorbing enough excess energy to emit in the visible region.

1966 Johnson & Haneda Bioluminescence in Progress 10 Bacterial luciferin has become a matter of definition... FMNH₂ may be considered the ‘luciferin’ of this system.

1971 Country Life 9 Sept. 605/1 The luciferin, or light-producing material, in a glow-worm's body is oxidised and broken down, with the aid of an enzyme called luciferase, to release light energy with practically no wastage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	luciferin
释义	luciferinn. Brit. /luːˈsɪf(ə)rɪn/, /ljuːˈsɪf(ə)rɪn/, U.S. /luˈsɪf(ə)rən/ Forms: Formerly also luciferine. Etymology: < French luciférine (R. Dubois 1887, in Compt. Rend. CV. 691), < Latin lūcifer light-bearing: see -in suffix¹. Biology. Any substance which is present naturally in an organism (such as the glow-worm) and which when oxidized in the presence of a specific enzyme (a luciferase) is capable of producing light. It was formerly believed that one single substance, luciferin, was common to all organisms which produce light. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > other stimulators or inhibitors > [noun] styptica1400 carrier1844 luciferase1888 luciferin1888 urease1892 peroxidase1899 protease1903 renin1903 phenolase1907 proteinase1907 phytase1908 lecithinase1910 uricase1910 phosphatase1912 prunase1912 phenoloxidase1913 oxytocin1927 phosphomonoesterase1932 androgen1936 phosphorylase1939 slow reacting substance1939 phospholipase1945 plasmin1945 bradykinin1949 nitroreductase1953 cytostatic1964 oncogen1967 autoinducer1968 1888 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 26 From the luminous parts of the animal the author [sc. R. Dubois] has succeeded in extracting two substances, the contact of which in the water, determines the appearance of the light. One of them was obtained in the crystalline state... It is soluble in water, and hardly soluble in alcohol; it may be called luciferine. The other body is an active albuminoid of the class of soluble ferments, and may be called luciferase. 1920 Nature 26 Aug. 843/1 The production of light by animals is due to the burning or oxidation of a substance called luciferin in the presence of an enzyme or catalyst called luciferase. 1952 E. N. Harvey Bioluminescence p. xi Luciferin and luciferase are general names used for these compounds manufactured by luminous animals, but it is probable that the luciferin or luciferase from a species in one group may be quite different chemically from that in another. 1954 Harvey & Tsuji in Jrnl. Cell. & Compar. Physiol. XLIV. 71 Luciferin may properly be defined as the oxidizable substance supplying molecules capable of absorbing enough excess energy to emit in the visible region. 1966 Johnson & Haneda Bioluminescence in Progress 10 Bacterial luciferin has become a matter of definition... FMNH₂ may be considered the ‘luciferin’ of this system. 1971 Country Life 9 Sept. 605/1 The luciferin, or light-producing material, in a glow-worm's body is oxidised and broken down, with the aid of an enzyme called luciferase, to release light energy with practically no wastage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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