Theoretical Study on Storage and Release of Firefly Luciferin

• Published in: Photochemistry and photobiology Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 184 - 192
• Main Authors: Guo, Ya‐Jie, Cui, Cheng‐Xing, Liu, Ya‐Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Amino Acids; Animals; Bioluminescence; Computer applications; Crystal structure; Crystallography; Density functional theory; Dielectric constant; Fireflies; Firefly Luciferin - chemistry; Luciferases, Firefly - metabolism; Luciferin; Luciferins; Luminescent Measurements - methods; Models, Theoretical; Polarity; Proteins

Among numerous bioluminescent organisms, firefly is the most studied one. Recent experiment proposed that sulfoluciferin (SLH2) may serve as a storage form of luciferin (LH2). In the present article, we employed density functional theory calculation to uncover the mechanism and detailed process of t...