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== Luciferase Reaction == | == Luciferase Reaction == | ||
Typically, luciferases produce light through a high energy complex with a luciferin cofactor, and Mg-ATP. The structure of luciferin is different from organism to organism, and in ''L. polyedrum'', is a chlorophyll-derived tetrapyrrole. Below is the dinoflagellate luciferase reaction, showing the oxidation site. | Typically, luciferases produce light through a high energy complex with a luciferin cofactor, and Mg-ATP. The structure of luciferin is different from organism to organism, and in ''L. polyedrum'', is a chlorophyll-derived open-tetrapyrrole. Below is the dinoflagellate luciferase reaction, showing the oxidation site. | ||
[[Image:Luciferase_reaction.jpg]] | [[Image:Luciferase_reaction.jpg]] | ||
''Image courtesy of L. Wayne Schultz.'' | ''Image courtesy of L. Wayne Schultz.'' | ||