Identification of the LuciferinβLucifera
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Yuichi Oba; Hiroshi Tsuduki; Shin-ichi Kato; Makoto Ojika; Satoshi Inouye
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract __The bioluminescence system of the ostracod__ Conchoecia pseudodiscophora__, which is abundant in the Sea of Japan, has been characterized. The luminescence (__Ξ»~__max__~__=463 nm) is produced by a luciferinβluciferase reaction, and the luciferin has been identified as coelenterazine.