Biosynthesis of luciferin in Pyrophorus pellucens
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 5,p. 153-154
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39760000153
Abstract
The luminescent click beetle, P. Pellucens, incorporates DL-crystine into the substrate in the light reaction, showing that luciferin is synthesised in adult beetles.Keywords
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