aminoluciferin

English

Etymology

amino- +‎ luciferin

Noun

aminoluciferin (plural aminoluciferins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of luciferin
    • 2015 August 11, Kevin Brasseur et al., “Parasporin-2 from a New Bacillus thuringiensis 4R2 Strain Induces Caspases Activation and Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells”, in PLoS ONE‎, volume 10, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135106:
      If caspases 3 and/or 7 are active, the substrate is cleaved and aminoluciferin will be emitted.
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