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Cypridina luciferin luminescence with strong oxidants

โœ Scribed by Harvey, E. Newton ;Tsuji, Frederick I.

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
1955
Tongue
English
Weight
201 KB
Volume
46
Category
Article
ISSN
0095-9898

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โœฆ Synopsis

In a previous communication (Harvey and Tsuji, '55) me have reported that addition of the hydropcrosides of cumene, or tetralin, o r tertiary butyl t o luciferin dissolved in ethanol or in a trisolvent mixture will result in a lurninescencc readily visible to the dark adapted eye, provided oxygen is present. This action of hydroperoxide explains the apparent This research has been aided in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation and in part from funds of the Eugene IIiggins Trust allocated t o Princeton University.

*The upper layer which separates out when 5 parts ethyl acetate, 2 parts 95% ethanol and 3 parts water (by volume) are tharoughly shaken in a separator7 funnel. This mixture is used in separation of luciferin by paper chromatography.

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