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Mechanism of Bio luminescence
Structural Motifs
Applications In Biotechnology
Quorum Sensing
References
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IntroductionLuciferases are a class of enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a long chain aliphatic aldehydes. This reaction results in the formation of a carboxylic acid and the emission of photons in the form of blue-green light.
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| Ligands: | , , | ||||||||
| Gene: | luxA (Vibrio harveyi), luxB (Vibrio harveyi) | ||||||||
| Activity: | Alkanal monooxygenase (FMN-linked), with EC number 1.14.14.3 | ||||||||
| Related: | 1luc, 1brl | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
Mechanism of Bio luminescenceMechanism of Bio luminescence
Luciferase found in 'Vibrio harveyi' is a heterodimer that is composed of a catalytic α subunit and a homologous but noncatalytic beta subunit. The catalytic
Structural MotifsStructural Motifs
Active Site
Mobile Loop (β/α)8 Barrel Interface between Alpha and Beta Subunits
Applications In BiotechnologyApplications In Biotechnology
The luciferase assay
Quorum SensingQuorum Sensing
Quorum sensing is a population density dependent form gene expression found in many bacteria.