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The effect of cyanide on cypridina luciferin

โœ Scribed by Giese, Arthur C. ;Chase, Aurin M.

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
1940
Tongue
English
Weight
555 KB
Volume
16
Category
Article
ISSN
0095-9898

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โœฆ Synopsis

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 luminescence. Harvey ('17) and Van Schouwenburg ('38) found no visible effect of cyanide on a glowing extract of whole Cypsidina. Such a mixture, however, contains besides luciferin and luciferase, many impnrities which might selectively bind the cyanide. Experiments were, therefore, designed to study the effect of cyanide on partially purified luciferin and dialysed luciferase.

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