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D-Luciferin, potassium salt *CAS#: 115144-35-9*
Luciferin is the most popular and versatile bioluminescent substrate. The firefly luciferase/luciferin bioluminescent system is found in the firefly (Photinus pyralis) and several other beetles. Luciferase oxidizes ATP-activated luciferin through a dioxetanone intermediate. Firefly luciferase produces light by the ATP-dependent oxidation of luciferin. The 560 nm chemiluminescence from this reaction peaks within seconds, with light output that is proportional to luciferase activity when luciferin and ATP are present in excess. Firefly luciferase has long been conjugated to antibodies and used as a label in immunoassays using luciferin as the substrate for detection. Compared to HRP and alkaline phosphatase, luciferase is less tolerant to chemical modifications. One particular advantage to the enzyme is that there is low endogenous luciferase activity in mammalian tissues besides its high sensitivity. Another important use of luciferase is in the area of hygiene monitoring. The luciferase/luciferin system can be used to detect contamination because ATP, present in all living organisms, is required to produce luminescence. The main application for this type of ATP bioluminescence is quality assurance by testing surfacesin food processing plants to determine whether or not there iscontamination of eitherequipment or products.
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Table 1. Volume of Water needed to reconstitute specific mass of D-Luciferin, potassium salt *CAS#: 115144-35-9* to given concentration. Note that volume is only for preparing stock solution. Refer to sample experimental protocol for appropriate experimental/physiological buffers.
| 0.1 mg | 0.5 mg | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg | |
| 1 mM | 314.06 µL | 1.57 mL | 3.141 mL | 15.703 mL | 31.406 mL |
| 5 mM | 62.812 µL | 314.06 µL | 628.121 µL | 3.141 mL | 6.281 mL |
| 10 mM | 31.406 µL | 157.03 µL | 314.06 µL | 1.57 mL | 3.141 mL |
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Product family
| Name | Excitation (nm) | Emission (nm) |
| D-Luciferin, sodium salt *CAS#: 103404-75-7* | 385 | 529 |
Citations
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References
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Firefly luciferase produces hydrogen peroxide as a coproduct in dehydroluciferyl adenylate formation
Authors: Fraga H, Fern and es D, Novotny J, Fontes R, Esteves da Silva JC.
Journal: Chembiochem (2006): 929
Authors: Fraga H, Fern and es D, Novotny J, Fontes R, Esteves da Silva JC.
Journal: Chembiochem (2006): 929
cDNA cloning, expression and homology modeling of a luciferase from the firefly Lampyroidea maculata
Authors: Emamzadeh AR, Hosseinkhani S, Sadeghizadeh M, Nikkhah M, Chaichi MJ, Mortazavi M.
Journal: J Biochem Mol Biol (2006): 578
Authors: Emamzadeh AR, Hosseinkhani S, Sadeghizadeh M, Nikkhah M, Chaichi MJ, Mortazavi M.
Journal: J Biochem Mol Biol (2006): 578
Cloning and characterization of the homologous genes of firefly luciferase in the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
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Journal: Insect Mol Biol (2006): 293
Authors: Oba Y, Sato M, Inouye S.
Journal: Insect Mol Biol (2006): 293
Structural basis for the spectral difference in luciferase bioluminescence
Authors: Nakatsu T, Ichiyama S, Hiratake J, Saldanha A, Kobashi N, Sakata K, Kato H.
Journal: Nature (2006): 372
Authors: Nakatsu T, Ichiyama S, Hiratake J, Saldanha A, Kobashi N, Sakata K, Kato H.
Journal: Nature (2006): 372
Evaluation of firefly luciferase bioluminescence mediated photodynamic toxicity in cancer cells
Authors: Schipper ML, Patel MR, Gambhir SS.
Journal: Mol Imaging Biol (2006): 218
Authors: Schipper ML, Patel MR, Gambhir SS.
Journal: Mol Imaging Biol (2006): 218
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