| Literature DB >> 25913753 |
Maxim A Dubinnyi1, Zinaida M Kaskova1,2, Natalja S Rodionova3, Mikhail S Baranov1,2, Andrey Yu Gorokhovatsky1,4, Alexey Kotlobay1, Kyril M Solntsev5, Aleksandra S Tsarkova1,2, Valentin N Petushkov3, Ilia V Yampolsky6,7.
Abstract
A novel luciferin from a bioluminescent Siberian earthworm Fridericia heliota was recently described. In this study, the Fridericia oxyluciferin was isolated and its structure elucidated. The results provide insight into a novel bioluminescence mechanism in nature. Oxidative decarboxylation of a lysine fragment of the luciferin supplies energy for light generation, while a fluorescent CompX moiety remains intact and serves as the light emitter.Entities:
Keywords: bioluminescence; bioorganic chemistry; luciferin; oxidative decarboxylation; peptides
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Year: 2015 PMID： 25913753 DOI： 10.1002/anie.201501668
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN： 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336