SHINING THE LIGHT - THE MECHANISM OF THE BIOLUMINESCENCE REACTION OF CALCIUM-BINDING PHOTOPROTEINS

Authors
OHMIYA Y HIRANO T
Citation
Y. Ohmiya et T. Hirano, SHINING THE LIGHT - THE MECHANISM OF THE BIOLUMINESCENCE REACTION OF CALCIUM-BINDING PHOTOPROTEINS, Chemistry & biology, 3(5), 1996, pp. 337-347
Citations number
68
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Chemistry & biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10745521
Volume
3
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
337 - 347
Database
ISI
SICI code
1074-5521(1996)3:5<337:STL-TM>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The Ca2+-binding photoproteins from jellyfish have the unique ability to emit blue light in the presence of calcium ions but without molecul ar oxygen or any other cofactor. Although there is no crystallographic data on the structure of the photoprotein complex, structure-activity studies have elucidated many features of the complex and many aspects of the mechanism of the bioluminescence reaction.