PRESENCE OF COELENTERAZINE IN NON-BIOLUMINESCENT MARINE ORGANISMS

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作者
SHIMOMURA, O [1 ]
机构
[1] BOSTON UNIV, SCH MED, BOSTON, MA 02118 USA
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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1987年 / 86卷 / 02期
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10.1016/0305-0491(87)90306-3
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. Coelenterazine is known to be widely distributed in bioluminescent marine organisms, as a luciferin and as the functional group of photoproteins. 2. The present data indicate that coelenterazine is also present in various non-bioluminescent marine organisms. 3. In most of the non-bioluminescent organisms, coelenterazine is probably absorbed from ingested food.
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