The effect of cyanide on cypridina lucif
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Giese, Arthur C. ;Chase, Aurin M.
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Article
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1940
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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## THREE FIGURES Cyanide is known to retard cellular oxidations by inactivation of some of the enzymes concerned. Since luminescence in Cypridina results when luciferin is oxidized in the presence of luciferase, cyanide might be expected t o affect luciferase with consequent reduction of luminesce